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SoftBank to acquire semiconductor designer Ampere in $6.5B all-cash deal | TechCrunch

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Soft Bank Group announced on Wednesday that it will acquire Ampere Computing, a chip designer founded by former Intel executive Renee James, through a $6.5 billion all-cash deal as a strategic move to broaden its investment in AI infrastructure.

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