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SiFive have apparently been shopping themselves around for a while. But they've been around for a long time, taken loads of investment, had a huge number of em
by rwmj 11mo ago
SiFive have apparently been shopping themselves around for a while. But they've been around for a long time, taken loads of investment, had a huge number of employees at one point (not now), and don't have very competitive products. My speculation is they're just not a very attractive acquisition with a complex ownership structure, and are demanding too much money to compensate their earlier investors.
- tonetegeatinst 11mo agoDoes anyone know or have they leaked potential cost of acquisition?
- monocasa 11mo agoThe $2B deal with Intel fell through. Thought they were arguably worth more on paper then. My guess is that they're in a weird place where a fair offer at the moment is less than the investment they've gotten so far.
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- phendrenad2 11mo agoNote that the $2 billion deal story was always "according to people with knowledge of the matter", and I wonder if it was nothing more than Intel taking a peek at Sifive's technology and books. https://archive.is/FVMLI#selection-3331.81-3331.129 https://archive.is/FVMLI#selection-3331.81-3331.129
- pieter3d 11mo agoA perfect target for Intel then, followed by a rapid exodus of the employees and destruction of the IP (like every other Intel acquisition).
- monocasa 11mo agoThey almost got bought by Intel, but then even Intel noped out. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-failed-to-buy-sifive https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-failed-to-buy-sifive