FTC: Nvidia/Arm antitrust case

Federal Trade Commission · 9404 · decided Dec 2, 2021 · Closed

The FTC's administrative complaint alleged Nvidia's purchase of Arm would give it control over technology that rival chipmakers rely on.

The case

Against: Nvidia, SoftBank, Arm
Regulator: Federal Trade Commission
Docket: 9404
Decided: Dec 2, 2021
Status: ClosedDeal abandoned in February 2022; administrative case dismissed.
Outcome: Nvidia and SoftBank abandoned the USD 40 billion Arm deal after the FTC sued to block it.

1 dated entry

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Dec 2, 2021	Decision: FTC: Nvidia/Arm	Decision	Link

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Caption and links

In the Matter of Nvidia Corp., SoftBank Group Corp., and Arm, Ltd.