Computerworld October 23, 2024
Arm says Qualcomm is not licensed to use Oryon CPU core that powers many Copilot+ certified laptops.
As its long-running dispute with Arm turned into a war of words this week, the stakes for chip giant Qualcomm and its technology partners, including Microsoft, couldn’t be higher.
Along with MediaTek and Apple, Qualcomm is one of the biggest suppliers of chips for use in smartphones and tablets. As PCs, smartphones, and automobiles acquire more AI capabilities, the increasingly powerful Snapdragon Elite platform is supposed to be Qualcomm’s big move into those arenas.
Now the dispute with Arm, which has been rumbling on since 2022 over Qualcomm’s right to develop the ARM-based Oryon CPU core in its chips, threatens to derail the...