Qualcomm: Nuvia Acquisition Could Disrupt Desktop PC Market For Windows Computers
Summary
The Arm technology is based on the "Reduced Instruction Set Computer" (RISC) architecture, which ensures particularly power-saving but efficient processors. With Nuvia, Qualcomm is now apparently planning to enter the desktop PC market for Windows computers, among other things, and thus compete with Intel and AMD. Rather, it seems to be a purely financial question, since ARM Holdings could have a great interest in the success of the Nuvia chips because of the waving license revenues. This is how journalist Ron Amadeo summarises the interests of Ars Technica in a very comprehensible way: In addition, ARM Holdings is unlikely to refuse to grant a license on Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory terms (FRAND criteria) on antitrust grounds alone. Still, I think a settlement is likely given the common interests between Qualcomm and ARM Holdings, including a market launch of the innovative Nuvia chips.