ARM LTD., a chip technology company of SoftBank Group, conflicted with its Chinese chip joint venture on Wednesday (10th). The core of the question is whether the ARM CEO (CEO) of the joint venture has been fired.
According to Bloomberg, the British company ARM said that the board of directors of ARM China voted to avoid the position of CEO Wu Xiongang.A few hours later, Anmou Technology (China) Co., Ltd. (ARM China or Anmou China) issued a statement in the official WeChat account that Anmou China had not changed personnel, and the chairman and CEO Wu Xiongang continued to lead the company.ARM subsequently counterattacked, saying that Wu Xiong'ang had been fired due to the disclosed conflict of interest and violating employees' codes due to the investigation.
ARM China is held by ARM and several investors, including the China Sovereign Fund Fund.
In the latest statement jointly issued by the shareholder Hiroshimu Investment, ARM wrote that after receiving a complaint from a reporter and a complaint of several other current and former employees, ARM conducted a survey.It shows that (Wu Xiong'ang) has serious violations, including the failure to disclose conflicts of interest and violate the employee manual.
The reporter sent an email to Wu Xiongang and left a message to him on the LinkedIn.
For the Chinese subsidiaries with 49%of ARM and its 49%shares, it coincides with a sensitive moment, that is, when China and the United States have upgraded the technical leadership conflict, Western companies have managed to protect themselves.ARM's semiconductor design is used in most mobile devices around the world, and it is facing an uncertain situation caused by conflict upgrades like other companies.In addition, a large part of the global revenue of this British company comes from Chinese companies such as Huawei, and also rely on ARM China to carry out business in this world's largest smartphone market.
ARM usually acts low -key and authorizes its design and obtaining copyright revenue through consumer brand companies such as Apple and Samsung Electronics.However, around Wu Xiongang's dispute to push the company to the spotlight, there are also many articles on how Wu Xiong'ang, who has received American education, is still a legal representative.Last year, the local media repeatedly mentioned that Wu Xiongang promised to cooperate with Huawei. At that time, the United States prohibited from selling American software for the first time.
Alex Capri, a researcher at HINRICHFOUNDATION, analyzed: ARM is a British company, but there are a lot of commercial activities in the US and the United States ecosystems.The relationship with Chinese entities is really troublesome.
He mentioned that the United States had previously adopted actions to prevent Dutch semiconductor suppliers from providing advanced technologies to China.The U.S. potential pressure on ARM may promote its self -reliance on the portal in China, but this will still have a significant impact on Huawei.Huawei's chip manufacturing department Hisilicon rely on ARM design.
SoftBank acquired ARM for $ 32 billion (S $ 44.239 billion) in 2016, one of its largest transactions.ARM China was founded in 2018. At that time, SoftBank sold 51%of the subsidiary of the subsidiary to a consortium, including CIC, Silk Road Fund, and Singapore Temasek Holdings.At present, ARM China has offices in Shenzhen, Beijing and Shanghai. It is an intermediary between the British ARM and the world's largest smartphone market such as Huawei.
ARM has authorized the basic technology of the company to manufacture its own semiconductor and sells processor design.Most smartphones in the world rely on ARM technology, and the company is trying to expand to the server and personal computer field.
The British company has previously stated that it will comply with the restrictions of the so -called American entity list settings.The company continues to provide technology to Huawei Hisilicon, but it is unclear whether this Chinese company can still use its design in the future.
