China’s antitrust regulator said on Monday it found American semiconductor giant Nvidia in violation of the country’s anti-monopoly law and would proceed with further investigation, an apparent response to escalating technology rivalry with the US.
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The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) initiated a probe into Nvidia in December over suspected violations related to its US$6.9 billion acquisition of Israeli interconnect products and solutions provider Mellanox Technologies.
The Nvidia-Mellanox deal, announced in 2019, received approval from the SAMR in April 2020 under the stipulation that Nvidia continue to supply its graphics processing unit accelerators, Mellanox’s high-speed network interconnect equipment, and related software and accessories to the Chinese market under “fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory principles”.
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