This illustration photo, taken in Krakow, Poland, on September 14, 2023, shows the Arm logo and microchip displayed on the screen.
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SoftBank Group Subsidiaries arm According to one company, it plans to launch an artificial intelligence chip next year Nikkei Asia ReportAs the battle for AI chip dominance intensifies.
The British chip designer, which SoftBank owns 90% of, will set up an artificial intelligence chip unit to build prototypes by spring 2025, according to reports on Sunday.
SoftBank is in discussions with contract manufacturers including Taiwanese manufacturers British Semiconductor Producing artificial intelligence chips, the report added. Series production is expected to begin in autumn 2025.
Arm designs the basic architecture on which chips are built. It then sells licenses of its designs to companies like Qualcomm and Nvidia, collecting royalties on each sale.company claim 99% of high-end smartphones use Arm technology.
The company will bear the initial development costs of the artificial intelligence chip, which could reach “hundreds of billions of yen,” the report said. After the mass production system is established, Arm’s AI chip business may be “stripped off and placed under SoftBank.”
According to LSEG data, Arm’s stock price has risen nearly 45% this year, with a market value of more than $113 billion. The company was acquired by SoftBank in 2016 for $32 billion and listed on Nasdaq last year.
SoftBank, founded and helmed by Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son, is investing heavily in artificial intelligence and It is said It plans to invest $960 million next year to enhance its computing facilities that generate artificial intelligence. In June this year, Son Masayoshi said that SoftBank hopes to “become the leader of the artificial intelligence revolution.”
“Nikkei” stated that SoftBank plans to establish artificial intelligence data centers driven by local chips in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East as early as 2026.
SoftBank will report earnings for the fiscal year ended March 31 on Monday.
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