SoftBank’s move to take full ownership of Ampere Computing lands at a sensitive moment for the conglomerate, one defined by market pressure and heightened scrutiny of its AI ambitions. By folding the ARM-based chipmaker into its consolidated operations, SoftBank is signaling that it wants tighter control over the semiconductor assets it believes are essential to its long-term AI strategy, especially after exiting its NVIDIA position earlier this month. The acquisition, executed through SoftBank subsidiary Silver Bands 6 (US) Corp., now positions Ampere as a wholly owned unit. While SoftBank has not yet detailed the financial impact of the deal, it…
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