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However, a newBloombergreport suggests that the deal is nearing completion and could be announced in the coming weeks.
Sources familiar with the matter estimate its value to be around $6.5 billion, including debt.
In 2021, SoftBank valued Ampere at over $8 billion during a proposed minority investment.
That said, the move does raise some interesting strategic questions.
Arm, long dominant in mobile chips, has been working to expand into server and AI processing.
Ampere is one of the few firms independently developing Arm-based server chips.
If the deal moves forward, it could impact Arms role as a neutral supplier of intellectual property.
Integrating Ampere into SoftBanks ecosystem may also shift competitive dynamics in the industry.
Market conditions add a further level of complexity to the benefits buying Ampere will bring to SoftBank.
The semiconductor sector faces rising competition and concerns over slowing AI-related investments.
