Jul 16, 2020 15:19:00

Does semiconductor design maker Arm demand quad price increase of license fee?

It is

reported that a semiconductor design maker under Softbank has been negotiating with some customers about quadruple the license fee from Arm, which has been reported to be considered for sale .

Exclusive: Arm raises prices on chip technology for some customers, sources say-Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-softbank-group-arm-exclusive/exclusive-arm-raises-prices-on-chip-technology-for-some-customers-sources-say-idUSKCN24G1RM

Arm raises prices on chip technology for some customers-sources-Hardware-iTnews

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/arm-raises-prices-on-chip-technology-for-some-customers---sources-550537

One source Reuters received from sources familiar with the matter was that Arm's sales representatives were negotiating to raise licensing fees. The range of increase is considerable, 'up to 4 times', and some companies licensed by Arm were asked to consider switching to a design other than Arm.

It's unclear how big the licensing fees are, but the Arm architecture ships an average of 22 billion units a year.

On the other hand, Softbank, which acquired Arm on a scale of 3 trillion yen in 2016, has been advised by Goldman Sachs to sell Arm, and it is reported that it is in the early stage of consideration of the sale. ..

Softbank considers selling Arm-GIGAZINE

by MIKI Yoshihito