Qualcomm, which was asked by Arm to 'destroy products that violate the license,' countersued, saying Arm's claims were 'unfair.'
Arm, a major semiconductor design company, filed a lawsuit against fellow semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm in 2022, claiming that Arm should destroy designs developed under a license agreement between Arm and Nuvia, which Qualcomm
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The commotion began when Qualcomm acquired Nuvia, a startup that develops its own Arm cores, in 2021. Qualcomm uses the Arm cores developed by Nuvia in its Windows PC SoCs, the Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus .
However, Arm claims that 'the license agreement that Nuvia signed with Arm does not allow the use of proprietary Arm cores in other companies' products.' In August 2022, Arm said, 'Qualcomm has caused Nuvia to violate the Arm license. As a result, Arm will terminate its license agreement with Nuvia. Accordingly, we have requested that Qualcomm and Nuvia cease and desist from using Arm-based technology developed under their license agreements with Arm and immediately abandon them.'
'Our claims against Qualcomm and Nuvia are to protect the Arm ecosystem and partners that rely on our IP and innovative designs. Qualcomm is therefore obligated to discard and cease using Nuvia designs that are derived from Arm technology,' Arm told Reuters.
Regarding this, foreign media Heise Online explained, 'Simply put, Arm is asking PC manufacturers such as Acer and ASUS to stop shipping products equipped with the Snapdragon X Elite.'
On the other hand, Qualcomm filed a counterclaim on April 18, 2024, stating, 'By threatening to terminate Qualcomm's and Nuvia's licenses, Arm is attempting to stifle Qualcomm's technological breakthroughs in CPU design. Arm is intentionally attempting to restrict products over which Qualcomm has rights, on the pretext that it has denied Qualcomm the rights to support Nuvia-based technology. Arm's excuses are unjust.'
'As a result, Arm was unable to correct the delivery failures and Qualcomm was forced to expend unnecessary additional resources on product design and validation due to the litigation,' Qualcomm said.
PC Gamer, a foreign media outlet, speculates that 'the most likely final outcome of this lawsuit is that Arm and Qualcomm will settle out of court, with Qualcomm paying Arm a certain amount or a large portion of the profits generated by the Snapdragon X series.'
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