SoftBank said it's acquiring chip designer Ampere Computing for $6.5 billion in cash. Ampere will operate as a subsidiary, keeping its name and headquarters in Santa Clara. SoftBank's CEO said the ...

SoftBank is buying Santa Clara-based AI chip designer Ampere Computing for $6.5 billion, the Japanese company announced on Wednesday.

SoftBank is buying Ampere in an all-cash transaction that values the Santa Clara, California-based firm at $6.5 billion, according to a statement reviewed by Bloomberg News.

The Santa Clara, California-based chip company’s potential sale would mark a shift for the company, especially for founder and CEO Renee James, who previously aimed to take the firm public.

SANTA CLARA, California/TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group is accelerating its move into chip technology companies with the $6.5 billion purchase of Ampere Computing, a U ...

The Santa Clara, California-based chip company’s potential sale would mark a shift for the company, especially for founder and CEO Renee James, who previously aimed to take the firm public.

Santa Clara-based Ampere Computing has invested more than $1 billion in developing its own chips, CEO Renee James said.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Ampere announced today that it is accelerating its effort to address the telecom market, bringing its high-performance, energy-efficient ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ampere announced a new round of funding including participation from new investor Arm, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. , Aug. 5, 2024 — Ampere and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) announced today the launch of second-generation Ampere-based compute instances, OCI Ampere A2 Compute, based on the ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ampere® Computing today announced it has agreed to acquire AI technology startup OnSpecta, strengthening Ampere® Altra® performance with AI ...

SoftBank is acquiring Ampere Computing, a Silicon Valley-based chip design startup, for $6.5 billion in cash, the company said in a statement Wednesday. SoftBank said that Ampere will operate as a ...