Third-place Japanese MNO SoftBank has announced a $32bn takeover of mobile silicon giant ARM, which will see the chip designer taken off the market from the likes of Intel and Apple – names that have been linked to ARM in the past. The strategic purchase should ensure a key place in the future of low power IoT devices, and the industry standards and technologies that drive them. Notably, SoftBank cites the Internet of Things (IoT) as a driver for its interest, noting that it “believes ARM is one of the leading technology companies, with strong capabilities in global seminconductor intellectual proprty and the IoT, and a proven track record of innovation.” ARM is in the process of a broad refocusing…