Qualcomm Wins Legal Battle Against Arm, Clearing Way for Nuvia CPU Integration
Qualcomm has emerged victorious in its legal battle with Arm, with a U.S. federal court in Delaware ruling in its favor on all three issues raised in the December trial. The jury verdict, presided over by Judge Maryellen Noreika, has been hailed as a 'full victory' by Qualcomm's General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Ann Chaplin.
The court case centered on whether Qualcomm had the right to use Nuvia's architecture after acquiring the company, despite already having its own licenses. Nuvia, a chip designer acquired by Qualcomm in 2021, had an architecture license agreement (ALA) with Arm. The court found that Nuvia did not breach this agreement, and neither did Qualcomm.
Qualcomm's CEO, Cristiano Amon, had previously stated that Arm had no plan to terminate the Qualcomm Architecture License Agreement. Despite this, Arm has indicated that it will appeal against the verdict. Qualcomm, however, views the ruling as a significant win, with Research VP at Counterpoint Research, Neil Shah, stating that it clears the way for Qualcomm to accelerate the deployment of custom Nuvia-based CPU cores across various applications.
The court's decision brings closure to this chapter of the legal dispute between Qualcomm and Arm. While Arm plans to appeal, Qualcomm can now focus on integrating Nuvia's architecture into its products, potentially boosting its offerings in the CPU market. The outcome of the appeal, whenever it occurs, will determine the next steps in this ongoing saga.
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