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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rachel Hall

Arm looks to launch its own chip after landing Meta contract

an Arm licensed microchip
More than 300bn chips based on Arm designs have been shipped since the firm was founded in 1990, with almost all the world’s smartphones based on Arm technology. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The British semiconductor designer Arm is reportedly planning to launch its own chip this year, after landing Meta as one of its first customers.

The move represents a major overhaul of the SoftBank-owned group’s business model of licensing its chip blueprints to the likes of Apple and Nvidia.

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