SoftBank Group Corp. of Japan has announced to buy ARM for $32 billion and has also shown plans to double the workforce of ARM within 5 years of takeover. This extra money for ARM's chip sways can also be used to cause a major revolution in the market, causing Intel a major threat.
Thus, ARM has become a major threat for the Silicon Valley giant, Intel. Rumors were also heard that Intel might try buying ARM so that they won't have to face the war coming in near future if SoftBank goes with the idea of buying ARM. Some analysts have also suggested that this idea is highly unlikely because of the design that Intel technologies have developed over the years and the user's reliability image of Intel.
Thus, ARM has become a major threat for the Silicon Valley giant, Intel. Rumors were also heard that Intel might try buying ARM so that they won't have to face the war coming in near future if SoftBank goes with the idea of buying ARM. Some analysts have also suggested that this idea is highly unlikely because of the design that Intel technologies have developed over the years and the user's reliability image of Intel.
Intel is a strong company, invented microprocessor, a well known chip maker, a major provider of personal computer and server system chips. In 2015, Intel generated a revenue of $55.4 billion.
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