Welcome to the wild: Broadcom’s $130bn Qualcomm bid highlights a ruthless chip industry

Print section Print Rubric:  Broadcom’s $130bn bid for Qualcomm shows how mature and how ruthless the chip business has become Print Headline:  Welcome to the wild Print Fly Title:  The world’s largest tech deal UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  America’s global influence has dwindled under Donald Trump Fly Title:  Welcome to the wild Location:  SAN FRANCISCO Main image:  20171111_WBD001_0.jpg AT FIRST glance the chip business and the Serengeti appear to have little in common. But both are arenas where large predators hungrily stalk big game. On November 6th Broadcom announced its intention to buy its rival, Qualcomm, for around $130bn, including debt. If successful, it would be the largest deal in the history of the technology business (see table). And like the African plains, the ...