Japan SOFTBANK Group has agreed to pay all-cash offer for United Kingdom chip designer ARM, the transaction amount is more than $ 32 billion. Consumers know very little on the ARM of the company, but the company's technology runs most of the world's smartphones and more and more "Internet of things" devices. The five circumstances described below, so that you can better understand the company.

1, an important but little-known technology company

In 95% per cent of global smart phone, ARM design microprocessors can be found, including Apple and Samsung smartphones. Headquartered United Kingdom Cambridge company, its chip technology for low power consumption and low cost has become the industry standard. As a B2B company, ARM is not for the majority of consumers are widely known, but it is the United Kingdom's leading high-tech companies.

2, was born in the predecessor of the Apple iPhone

ARM was founded in 1990, Apple, United Kingdom ACON computer company and United States chip maker VLSI technology company to create joint venture designed to develop chips for Apple personal digital assistant Newton. Newton eventually launched in 1993, came back and forth in the market for 11 years.

3, there is no factory

Due to the construction of a chip takes a huge capital investment, many of the world's most advanced chip makers are "no semiconductor companies (Fabless)", meaning that they do not run any factory. ARM is a company, its roughly 4,000 employees focused on design blueprints for chips, and then by "OEM" or chip contract manufacturer for its production.

4, smart phone market growth

ARM investors have been closely watching the global smartphone market growth slows. In February this year, after the ARM reported earnings for the latest quarter, the company's share price collapsed. At that time, the company said, its revenue this year will be "current" of market expectations. While industry analysts are not optimistic about more than it was a few months ago the smart-phone market this year, due to market saturation, led by Apple's smartphone maker finds its weak product sales growth.

Fields 5, aimed at smartphones

ARM has been investing in the "Internet of things", which involves daily supplies such as auto and light bulb connected to the Internet. In May, the ARM spent $ 350 million acquisition of United Kingdom Apical imaging technology company. Apical technology allows electronic devices to better understand the environment, for example, can help security cameras to distinguish people and cats.

日本软银集团已同意以全现金方式收购英国芯片设计商ARM，该交易金额超过320亿美元。一般消费者对ARM这家公司所知甚少，但该公司的技术正在运行着全球大多数智能手机及越来越多“物联网”设备。下面介绍的五种情况，让你能更好地了解这家公司。

1、一家重要但鲜为人知的科技公司

在全球95%以上的智能手机里面，可以找到ARM设计的微处理器，包括苹果和三星电子生产的智能手机。这家总部位于英国剑桥的公司，其芯片技术因为低功耗和低成本等特点已成为行业标准。作为一家B2B公司，ARM并不为广大消费者普遍了解，但它是英国顶尖高科技公司之一。

2、诞生于苹果iPhone的前身

ARM创立于1990年，是苹果、英国艾康电脑公司和美国芯片制造商VLSI科技公司联合创建的合资企业，旨在为苹果个人数字助理Newton开发芯片。Newton最终于1993年推出，前前后后在市场维持了11年时间。

3、旗下没有任何工厂

由于建设一家芯片厂需要巨大的资金投入，世界上许多最先进的芯片制造商均为“无厂半导体公司(Fabless)”，意思是他们不运行任何工厂。ARM也是这样一家公司，其大约4000名员工专注于设计芯片的蓝图，然后由“代工厂商”或芯片合同制造商为其客户生产。

4、智能手机市场增长放缓

ARM的投资者一直密切关注着全球智能手机市场所出现的增长放缓。今年2月，在ARM报告最新季度财报后，该公司股价出现了暴跌。当时该公司表示，其今年营收将与“当前”的市场预期相符。而当时业内分析师比几个月前更不看好今年的智能手机市场，原因是随着市场出现饱和，以苹果为首的智能手机厂商发现其产品销售增长乏力。

5、瞄准智能手机之外的领域

ARM一直投资于“物联网”，这涉及将汽车和灯泡等日常用品连接到互联网上。今年5月，ARM斥资3.5亿美元收购了英国成像技术公司Apical。Apical的技术能让电子设备能更好地理解周围环境，例如，能帮助安全摄像头分辨人和猫。