SoftBank Group has acquired Ampere Computing in a $6.5 billion deal, according to Benzinga. Ampere is backed by Oracle and Carlyle Group and designs high-performance server chips based on Arm architecture. Both Oracle and Carlyle will sell their stakes as part of the deal. Ampere will operate as an independent subsidiary of SoftBank, maintaining its Santa Clara headquarters. The acquisition reinforces SoftBank’s AI infrastructure push. It also strengthened SoftBank’s Arm ecosystem following its acquisition, followed by Arm's IPO.
