SoftBank Group is in the final stages of negotiations to acquire Ampere Computing, a semiconductor design firm. According to insiders, the deal could value Oracle-backed Ampere Computing at approximately $6.5 billion, inclusive of debt. An announcement of the transaction is anticipated within the coming weeks. Ampere Computing, specializing in manufacturing processors for data center equipment utilizing the Arm technology architecture, finds itself at the forefront of a surge of investments in the chip industry, particularly in the realm of artificial intelligence.
