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SAMR tentatively finds Nvidia violated Anti-Monopoly Law

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What happened: On September 15, China's market regulator (SAMR) announced the tentative results of an anti-monopoly investigation into Nvidia’s 2019 acquisition of Mellanox.

SAMR found the acquisition violated China's Anti-Monopoly Law (AML).

But but but: The language of the announcement was highl...



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