{"id":299092,"date":"2025-03-27T03:13:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T10:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=299092"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:03:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:03:13","slug":"qualcomm-accuses-arm-of-monopoly-what-happened-and-what-to-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/qualcomm-accuses-arm-of-monopoly-what-happened-and-what-to-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"Qualcomm accuses Arm of monopoly: What happened and what to expect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tensions between Qualcomm and Arm have escalated once again<\/strong>, this time reaching regulators in three major markets. While both companies have long collaborated under licensing agreements, their relationship took a major hit after Qualcomm acquired Nuvia, a startup developing processors based on Arm\u2019s architecture. That acquisition led to legal disputes\u2014and now, fresh antitrust accusations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qualcomm escalates with antitrust complaints<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In December, Qualcomm won a lawsuit filed by Arm, which had\u00a0accused Qualcomm of breaching license agreements<\/strong> by using Nuvia\u2019s technology in new Snapdragon chips. But the situation turned more serious when Qualcomm filed complaints before the\u00a0European Commission, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, and South Korea\u2019s Fair Trade Commission<\/strong>. Qualcomm alleges that Arm is now trying to\u00a0limit competitors’ access to key technologies<\/strong>\u00a0and changing its licensing model in a way that could hurt the wider ARM ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arm\u2019s new business model raises concerns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the heart of the conflict is Arm\u2019s shift in strategy. Arm plans to design and sell its own processors<\/strong>, potentially competing with its long-time clients. Qualcomm argues that these changes could undermine the open licensing structure<\/strong> that helped build a diverse and competitive tech market. The company fears that Arm may reserve critical innovations for its own products, leaving others at a disadvantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s next for Arm and Qualcomm?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Arm denies the accusations, claiming it remains committed to competition and innovation. But now, regulators across three continents are involved<\/strong>, and the outcome could reshape how ARM-based chips are developed and licensed in the future. For SoftBank, Arm\u2019s parent company, these disputes threaten to derail its efforts to expand Arm\u2019s revenue beyond licensing fees<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tensions between Qualcomm and Arm have escalated once again, this time reaching regulators in three major markets. While both companies have long collaborated under licensing agreements, their relationship took a major hit after Qualcomm acquired Nuvia, a startup developing processors based on Arm\u2019s architecture. That acquisition led to legal disputes\u2014and now, fresh antitrust accusations. Qualcomm escalates … Continue reading “Qualcomm accuses Arm of monopoly: What happened and what to expect”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":299093,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-299092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t