This « architectural license » agreement is the core partnership that’s kept Android smartphones humming with Qualcomm’s cutting-edge processors for years. Now, according to documents viewed by Bloomberg, Arm.
What just happened? The long-simmering battle between British chip designer Arm and American semiconductor superstar Qualcomm has just reached a boiling point. Arm has now given a notice to Qualcomm saying it’s terminating the license that allows the latter to create its own chips based on Arm’s intellectual property.
This « architectural license » agreement is the core partnership that’s kept Android smartphones humming with Qualcomm’s cutting-edge processors for years. Now, according to documents viewed by Bloomberg, Arm has fired off a 60-day cancellation notice that could bring that long-standing deal crumbling down.
For the uninitiated, the hostility between these two tech titans that were once close partners stems from Qualcomm’s $1.
