From PC Mag: Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor business no longer faces a contractual expiration date from Arm Holdings. In October, Arm threatened to cancel Qualcomm's license to develop chips based on Arm's designs. However, Qualcomm said in an earnings call this week that Arm had lifted that risk to its "architecture license agreement."
"On January 8, 2025, Arm notified us that it was withdrawing its October 22, 2024, notice of breach and indicated that it has no current plan to terminate the Qualcomm ALA, while reserving its rights pending the outcome of the ongoing litigation," Qualcomm says.
Last fall, Arm gave Qualcomm a 60-day notice that it would cancel their agreement, which could have devastated Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor line—one of its most vital businesses.
That threat came after Arm sued Qualcomm in September 2022, alleging contractual violations and trademark infringements following Qualcomm's $1.4 billion purchase of Nuvia, Inc., in 2021 to upgrade its Windows-compatible Snapdragon processors. Arm had demanded that Qualcomm destroy Nuvia’s designs.
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