By Stephen Nellis and Anton Bridge SANTA CLARA, California/TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group is accelerating its move into chip technology companies with the $6.5 billion purchase of Ampere Computing,

SoftBank Group Corp. has agreed to acquire semiconductor designer Ampere Computing LLC in a move that further broadens the Japanese investment firm’s push into artificial intelligence infrastructure.SoftBank is buying Ampere in an all-cash transaction that values the Santa Clara,

SoftBank Group Corp. has announced it will acquire US-based chip startup Ampere Computing in an all-cash deal worth $6.5 billion.