Nvidia buying ARM (maybe).
 

[URL="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-12/nvidia-is-said-to-near-deal-to-buy-chipmaker-arm-from-softbank"]Nvidia near deal to buy ARM[/URL]

Too soon to imagine a desktop machine with an ARM cpu and an NVIDIA graphics card?

[QUOTE=masser;556827][URL="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-12/nvidia-is-said-to-near-deal-to-buy-chipmaker-arm-from-softbank"]Nvidia near deal to buy ARM[/URL]

Too soon to imagine a desktop machine with an ARM cpu and an NVIDIA graphics card?[/QUOTE]Causing serious concern in the UK.

Nvidia is about as far from neutral as they come, I hope on that basis alone the deal falls through. However I have zero faith in the UK government to have the sense to put a spanner in the works if they are even in a position to do so. All Nvidia needs to do is promise the barest number of jobs to the UK and no doubt some kickbacks and they'll roll over in a heartbeat.

[QUOTE=xilman;556844]Causing serious concern in the UK.[/QUOTE]

Did the Softbank purchase 4 years ago cause similar concerns?

I read a little today on the history of ARM. Anyone here ever tinker with the 1980s-era Acorn machines?

Also lots of concern in China. The electronics industry of China now relies heavily on ARM-based chips, and you know Nvidia is from the US, so...

[QUOTE=masser;556918]Did the Softbank purchase 4 years ago cause similar concerns?

I read a little today on the history of ARM. Anyone here ever tinker with the 1980s-era Acorn machines?[/QUOTE]
I just saw LGR (you can find him on YouTube) posting a video about an Acorn device from about early '90s.

[QUOTE=masser;556918]Anyone here ever tinker with the 1980s-era Acorn machines?[/QUOTE]
[URL="https://clp.bbcrewind.co.uk/jsbeeb/index.html"]The BBC micro[/URL]

Looks like it's a done deal.

[url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54142567]ARM: UK-based chip designer sold to US firm Nvidia[/url]

[QUOTE=Dr Sardonicus;556943]Looks like it's a done deal.

[url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54142567]ARM: UK-based chip designer sold to US firm Nvidia[/url][/QUOTE]You fell for the clickbait.:razz:[quote]Mr Huang has said that he expects it to take more than a year to "educate" regulators and answer all their questions, but said he had "every confidence" they would ultimately approve the investment.[/quote]Still not final.

[QUOTE=masser;556918]Did the Softbank purchase 4 years ago cause similar concerns?[/QUOTE]Yes, it did.