
Qualcomm completed its defense, calling an expert witness and its CEO, Cristiano Amon as well as other people via recorded interviews, including former Arm CEO Simon Segars. On Day 2, Arm made a strong case, showing documents evidencing that Nuvia violated its confidentiality agreement and that the term Arm Technology covered the entire Nuvia design.… continue reading

Here’s why Arm will prevail in Arm vs Qualcomm and why that isn’t good. continue reading

Three years ago Qualcomm acquired CPU designer Nuvia, triggering a legal battle with Arm. Licensors (e.g., Arm) routinely grant an acquirer’s request to transfer agreements from an acquired company. In the Qualcomm-Nuvia case, Arm withheld consent, but Qualcomm nonetheless plowed ahead. At Microprocessor Report, we editorialized that Qualcomm was in the right and, in the… continue reading

Marvell and DRAM makers are customizing HBM, departing from Jedec standards and undercutting data-center AI-accelerator (GPU/NPU) upstarts. continue reading

Pat Gelsinger revitalized Intel’s chipmaking prowess and product competitiveness, but manufacturing problems loom large as the company burns cash. continue reading
Startup Destination 2D is developing intercalation-doped multilayer graphene (MLG) to replace copper in CMOS chips. To make MLG compatible with CMOS fabrication, the company developed equipment to grow it at 300°C. continue reading
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