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7 January 2021CopyrightMuireann Bolger

Nvidia’s takeover of Arm faces licensing probe by competition regulator

The UK Competition and Market Authority (CMA) will investigate US chipmaker Nvidia’s $40 billion deal to buy UK-based chip designer Arm’s IP business.

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