China: State Administration for Market Regulation released preliminary findings that Nvidia violated Anti-Monopoly Law as part of investigation into acquisition of equity in Mellanox Technologies

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State Administration for Market Regulation released preliminary findings that Nvidia violated Anti-Monopoly Law as part of investigation into acquisition of equity in Mellanox Technologies

On 15 September 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced preliminary findings in its investigation into NVIDIA's 2019 acquisition of Mellanox Technologies. The SAMR determined that the acquisition violated the Anti-Monop…

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Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
semiconductors
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2024-12-09
under deliberation

On 9 December 2024, the Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced it had …

2025-09-15
under investigation

On 15 September 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced preliminary f…