LONDON: The United Kingdom is considering blocking a takeover of Arm Ltd by Nvidia Corp due to potential risks to national security, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Nvidia, the biggest United States chip company by market capitalisation, announced in September a US$40bil (RM169.02bil) deal to acquire Arm from Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp, as part of a push to spread its reach in the surging market for semiconductors.
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