SOFTBANK purchased Howe ARM, mediatek supplies chips: I'm surprised-Softbank, mergers and acquisitions, ARM, MTK-IT information

Japan Softbank (SoftBank) that hit heavily buying ARM, this mediatek pointed out yesterday in the short run have no effect, but is still unable to confirm the actual cooperation of SOFTBANK and ARM, so that medium-and long-term development, will again be observed.

ARM recently issued a proclamation, agreed with SOFTBANK's purchase agreement, price ￡ 24.3 billion yuan, for the United Kingdom out of the EU's first major acquisition.

Because the ARM is mainly used in mobile phone chip processors, mediatek supplies chips for ARM's main customers, mediatek said today, because SOFTBANK cooperation with ARM details have not been released, so in the short term is still unable to comment, but looking at the short-term impact is relatively limited.

Mediatek stressed, SOFTBANK hit heavily buying ARM, subsequent products or policy adjustments, mediatek is still observed at present, while mediatek key IP phone chip supplier is ARM, but there are other suppliers, said the news also surprised.

软银豪购ARM，联发科：我很惊讶 - 软银,并购,ARM,联发科 - IT资讯

日本软银(SoftBank)宣布砸重金收购ARM，针对此事联发科在昨天指出，短期来看没有影响，但目前仍无法确认软银与ARM的实际合作情况，因此中长期发展仍要再观察。

ARM近日发出公告，同意软银的收购协议，收购价达243亿元英镑，为英国脱离欧盟后的第一起大型收购案。

由于ARM的主要应用在手机芯片处理器上，联发科为ARM的主要客户，联发科今日对此表示，由于软银与ARM的合作细节仍未出炉，因此短期仍无法评论，但目前看中短期影响相对有限。

联发科强调，软银砸重金买下ARM，后续的产品或策略是否进行调整，目前联发科还在观察，而联发科手机芯片主要基础IP供应商就是ARM，但也有其他供应商，坦言得知消息内部也很惊讶。