# Nvidia buys Mellanox | Facebook snatches up Sonics | Geneva Auto Show

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2019-03-16
- Length: 13m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-03-16-nvidia-buys-mellanox-facebook-snatches-up-sonics-geneva-auto-show
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/42576844/

## Summary

Dylan McGrath reports that Nvidia agreed to acquire Mellanox for $6.9 billion, outbidding Intel to bolster its data center interconnect solutions, while Junko Yoshida details Facebook's acquisition of Sonics to secure on-chip network IP for its custom SoCs. The episode also covers the Linus Foundation's Open Source Leaders Summit, highlighting the Chips Alliance's push for open-source RISC-V IP, and Balaji Ojo's observations from the Geneva Auto Show regarding the industry's focus on autonomous driving electronics.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-03-16-nvidia-buys-mellanox-facebook-snatches-up-sonics-geneva-auto-show#t=6) Introduction: Nvidia buys Mellanox
- [0:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-03-16-nvidia-buys-mellanox-facebook-snatches-up-sonics-geneva-auto-show#t=34) Nvidia acquires Mellanox for $6.9B
- [2:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-03-16-nvidia-buys-mellanox-facebook-snatches-up-sonics-geneva-auto-show#t=122) Facebook acquires Sonics for on-chip IP
- [5:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-03-16-nvidia-buys-mellanox-facebook-snatches-up-sonics-geneva-auto-show#t=318) Linus Foundation Open Source Leaders Summit
- [7:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-03-16-nvidia-buys-mellanox-facebook-snatches-up-sonics-geneva-auto-show#t=444) Geneva Auto Show: Electronics and Autonomous Driving

## Topics

- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Nvidia (company)
- Mellanox (company)
- Intel (company)
- Facebook (company)
- Sonics (company)
- Linus Foundation (company)
- Chips Alliance (other)
- RISC-V (chip)

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