Arm Shocks the Semiconductor Industry by Announcing It May Sell Its Own Chips

Arm could compete with its customers, including Qualcomm. Meta has already inked a deal with Arm.

Semiconductor design firm Arm surprised the hardware industry on Feb. 13 with the announcement that it will make a server CPU as well as license its semiconductor designs to other organizations; Meta locked in as the first partner. The move turns Arm from a resource for companies like Qualcomm and NVIDIA into a potential competitor.

According to the Financial Times, Arm Chief Executive Rene Haas could show the new chip by the summer.

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