Arm exec says ‘firewalls’ will protect customer info after Nvidia deal, Telecom News, ET Telecom

By Stephen Nellis

If Nvidia Corp buys Arm Ltd from SoftBank Group Corp, Arm will keep “firewalls” in place to ensure the data center chip company does not access confidential information from Arm’s customers or get early access to Arm’s products, a top Arm executive told Reuters on Tuesday.

The $40 billion deal announced last month would reshape the global semiconductor sector because Arm has long acted as a neutral player, supplying intellectual property to Apple Inc., Qualcomm Inc and many…