Exclusive: Arm recently sought to acquire Alphawave for AI chip tech, sources say
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Apr 01 2025
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Source: Reuters
Arm Holdings and Alphawave Acquisition Attempt: Arm Holdings, owned by SoftBank, sought to acquire UK-based Alphawave for its advanced SerDes technology essential for AI processors but ultimately decided against pursuing the takeover after initial discussions.
Market Impact and Future Plans: Following the acquisition interest, Alphawave's shares surged by 21%. Meanwhile, Arm is exploring new strategies to enhance revenue, including potentially designing its own chips, despite lacking advanced SerDes technology compared to competitors like Broadcom and Nvidia.
Analyst Views on MRVL
Wall Street analysts forecast MRVL stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for MRVL is 120.12 USD with a low forecast of 85.00 USD and a high forecast of 156.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
30 Analyst Rating
22 Buy
8 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 83.100
Low
85.00
Averages
120.12
High
156.00
Current: 83.100
Low
85.00
Averages
120.12
High
156.00
About MRVL
Marvell Technology, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is a supplier of data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, spanning the data center core to network edge. The Company is engaged in the design, development, and sale of integrated circuits. Its product solutions serve various end markets: data center, enterprise networking, carrier infrastructure, consumer, and industrial. Its product offerings include CXL, Data Processing Units, Security Solutions, Coherent DSPs, Coherent-lite DSPs, Data Center Switches, DCI Optical Modules, Enterprise Switches, Ethernet Controllers, Ethernet PHYs, PCIe Retimers, Linear Drivers, PAM DSPs, Transimpedance Amplifiers, Fiber Channel, HDD, Storage Accelerators, and SSD Controllers. The Company develops semiconductor solutions tailored to individual customer specifications that deliver system-level differentiation for artificial intelligence, data center, compute, networking, carrier, storage, aerospace, and defense applications.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
