ARM Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, designs microprocessors, physical intellectual property (IP), and related technology and software. The company also sells development tools that enhance the performance of embedded applications. Its products include microprocessor cores, which consist of specific functions, such as video, graphics, display technology, and Bluetooth radio IP; and physical IP components for the design and manufacture of integrated circuits, which comprise SoCs, embedded memories, standard cells, and input/output components. The company also offers development tools, including Fast Models, which are simulation models of ARM processers and system IP that are used by engineers to build a virtual prototype of their system; Cycle Models used to create virtual prototypes; ARM Development Boards that provide hardware implementations of ARM and graphics processers, as well as system IP on test chips; ARM Development Studio, an integrated suite of software development tools; and Keil Microcontroller Development Kit, an integrated toolsuite, which specifically targets software development on Cortex-M processor-based catalogue microcontrollers.
SoftBank Agrees to Buy ARM Holdings for More Than $32 Billion HONG KONG—Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. has reached a more than $32 billion deal to buy U.K.-based chip-designer ARM Holdings PLC, marking a significant push for the Japanese telecommunications giant into the mobile internet, according to a person familiar with the situation. The all-cash deal, which is expected to be announced Monday before the opening of London trading, comes on the heels of SoftBank Chief Executive Masayoshi Son’s decision to take back the reins of the company’s investment strategy from his former deputy and designated successor, Nikesh Arora, who resigned in June. More: http://www.wsj.com/articles/softbank-agrees-to-buy-arm-holdings-for-more-than-32-billion-1468808434
Possibly as there are a few connections like Apple.and pushing into servers to challenge Intel. I was thinking more of an impact of S. Softbank has been concentrating on the growth of Sprint and this could be the next domino to fall in place. We'll see what tomorrow brings. It would be nice to ring the bell on both though
@leonx81 you were in line with your thoughts! AMD on Watch After ARM Deal Although there isn’t any fundamental news concerning the company, traders are watching chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) today after SoftBank agreed to buy ARM Holdings for $32 billion in cash. Given that ARM Holdings shares rallied by 43% on the news, there could potentially be some buying of Advanced Micro Devices shares based on relative valuation and pure speculation. 13 top funds in our system were long Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) as of March 31, down by three from December 31, 2015. AMD shares are up mildly in pre-market trading. http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/why-these-5-stocks-are-making-monday-headlines-465256/
SoftBank’s Son Says ARM Will Enable Computer Super Intelligence Masayoshi Son has news for investors still reeling from SoftBank Group Corp.’s surprise $32 billion acquisition of ARM Holdings Plc -- the singularity is near. The chief executive officer of the Japanese technology company took the stage at the annual SoftBank World conference in Tokyo to talk about this week’s announcement of his plan to buy the U.K.-based chip designer. ARM will play a key role in bringing about advanced artificial intelligence, he said. That could happen as early as 2018, when the number of transistors on a chip is projected to exceed the number of cells in a human brain, according to Son. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...r-intelligence?cmpid=yhoo.headline&yptr=yahoo
