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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/31\/23331493\/arm-qualcomm-nuvia-lawsuit-architecture-license-servers-desktops<\/a>
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Arm is suing Qualcomm and Nuvia, a startup the chipmaker acquired in 2021<\/a>, claiming that the companies violated the licenses they have to use Arm\u2019s processor designs and architecture (via Reuters<\/em><\/a>). Arm\u2019s argument is that the licenses it gave Nuvia before it was acquired aren\u2019t valid now that it\u2019s under new ownership. If Arm wins its suit, Qualcomm could be forced to destroy any work it\u2019s done with the particular licenses in question \u2014 a significant setback for its ambitions<\/a> to create desktop and server chips using Nuvia\u2019s technology.<\/p>\n

Qualcomm hasn\u2019t been quiet about its goals, or the role that Nuvia\u2019s acquisition plays in them. Earlier this year, Cristiano Amon, its CEO, told The Verge<\/em><\/a>: \u201cAs soon as I got named CEO, I made the acquisition of a company called Nuvia because we wanted to have the best CPU team in the market.\u201d He said that \u201cyou should expect Qualcomm aiming to take the leadership position in performance. We\u2019re going to have to execute it. Our first product was going to sample next year. It\u2019s going to be commercial in 2023. We\u2019ve been public about it, and people will be able to measure it.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Arm\u2019s complaint, which you can read in full below, in 2019, it gave Nuvia licenses to both use its \u201coff-the-shelf\u201d processor designs, and to build its own designs using Arm\u2019s architecture Arm also gave the startup \u201csubstantial, crucial, and individualized support\u201d for its work to develop server-grade processors. Arm makes its money from licensing fees, as well as royalties from products sold using its technology, such as Nvida\u2019s computing devices with Arm chips<\/a>, or the MacBooks and iPhones that use Apple Silicon. (Nuvia was founded by engineers that previously worked on the A-series chips found in iPhones and iPads).<\/p>\n

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