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As Moore’s Law Dies, the Chip Giants Seek Fresh Prey
Software is the new game in town for the semiconductor industry.
I've seen the future.
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After a five-year, $240 billion acquisition spree, there’s a suspicion that the nature of deal-making in the semiconductor industry may be starting to change.
The chipmakers are increasingly interested in snapping up their software cousins as they try to differentiate themselves from rivals. On Sunday, Bloomberg News reported that Arm, the British chip designer owned by SoftBank Group Corp., had reached a $600 million deal to acquire Treasure Data, a startup that specializes in making sense of big data.