Late Monday, the White House blocked Broadcom's buyout of Qualcomm.

Dan Jones, Mobile Editor

March 12, 2018

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Trump Blocks Broadcom's Qualcomm Acquisition

The White House issued an order late Monday blocking Broadcom from acquiring Qualcomm for $117 billion.

"The proposed takeover of Qualcomm by the Purchaser [Broadcom] is prohibited, and any substantially equivalent merger, acquisition, or takeover, whether effected directly or indirectly, is also prohibited," the White House said in a statement Monday.

The White House imposition shortly follows the annoucement of a CFIUS national security review of the proposed buyout. (See Broadcom Speeds US Return to Strengthen Qualcomm Bid.)

This appears to represent the end of Broadcom's multi-billion dollar bid to buy Qualcomm, which the board of the San Diego-based cellular silicon giant has always resisted.

Meanwhile, Intel is reportedly looking into buying Broadcom. (See Intel Could Bid for Broadcom – WSJ Report.)

— Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, Light Reading

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His perfectly crafted blogs, falling under the "Jonestown" banner, have been compared to the works of Chekhov. But only by Dan.

He lives in Brooklyn with cats.

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