Arm to Scrap Qualcomm Chip Design License in Feud Escalation

  • Arm sued its longtime partner for breach of contract in 2022
  • The company gave Qualcomm a 60-day notice of cancellation
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Arm Holdings Plc is canceling a license that allowed longtime partner Qualcomm Inc. to use Arm intellectual property to design chips, escalating a legal dispute over vital smartphone technology.

Arm, based in the UK, has given Qualcomm a mandated 60-day notice of the cancellation of their so-called architectural license agreement, according to a document seen by Bloomberg. The contract allows Qualcomm to create its own chips based on standards owned by Arm.