Bloomberg reported on Feb. 8 that Nvidia gave up on Arm acquisition and Arm would go public instead of being sold by SoftBank.

Previously, the U.S. and U.K. governments and many companies in the industry raised objections to the acquisition, claiming that it would hinder competition and innovation. At present, the companies are regarding the failure as elimination of one uncertainty in the industry.

These days, M&A deals in the global semiconductor industry are becoming more and more difficult and the number of failed attempts is increasing. Under the circumstances, it is said that Samsung Electronics’ M&A plan may be affected by the trend.

Samsung Electronics is currently pursuing at least one sizeable M&A deal. Vice chairman Han Jong-hee said last month that the possibility is open in various fields, including semiconductor, mobile and consumer electronics, and there will be some news in the near future.

According to some experts, the M&A is likely to be in the non-memory semiconductor industry in that Samsung Electronics is a late starter in the industry unlike in the memory semiconductor industry.