A fresh leak from a reliable tipster, Digital Chat Station, has shed light on Qualcomm’s upcoming SM8845 chip. And no, it’s ...

Qualcomm has become a credible rival to traditional PC processor companies like Intel and AMD—especially amid the AI boom.

The chipmaker, which dominates the market for smartphone semiconductors, delivered solid third-quarter results, with earnings ...

Arm licenses its ISA to Qualcomm under a contract known as the Architectural License Agreement, or ALA. It’s the most expensive of the chip technology licensing agreements that the company offers.

The Qualcomm ALA limits Qualcomm’s design and manufacture rights, and Arm’s verification, delivery, and support obligations, to chips (1) based on the technology Arm delivered to Qualcomm ...

The case, which unfolded in federal court in Delaware, centered on Qualcomm's $1.4 billion acquisition of startup Nuvia in 2021 and the subsequent use of Arm's chip architecture.

The chip architecture firm has threatened to revoke Qualcomm’s licenses for Arm tech, which would keep Qualcomm from selling products with Arm-based chips inside them.

The companies disagree over whether Nuvia, a firm Qualcomm paid $1.4 billion for in 2021, had the right to transfer its computing core designs to Qualcomm after the sale.

Qualcomm said the result affirmed its right to innovate, but Arm vowed to seek a new trial. Arm’s shares were down 1.8% in extended trading after the news, and Qualcomm’s shares were up 1.8%.

This move would cripple Qualcomm, which earns most of its $39 billion annual revenue from chips covered by Arm licensing agreements. The just-announced Snapdragon 8 Elite brings Oryon cores to mobile.