From PC Mag: Semiconductor and software design company Arm is planning to manufacture its own prototype chip.
As the Financial Times reports, the Cambridge-based chip designer is currently looking for manufacturing partners to help develop its own processor. The move comes ahead of a planned public offering on the New York Nasdaq by parent company SoftBank, and is meant to act as a showcase piece of silicon to attract both investors and increase the company's profits.
Rather than manufacturing an existing chip design, "multiple industry executives" told the Financial Times that Arm is planning to produce a more advanced processor not seen before. Although Arm isn't commenting, this chip is expected to only be used to showcase what is possible and the company has no plans to license or sell it as a product.
It's also thought this isn't a one-off manufacturing project, with the company forming a "solutions engineering" team led by Kevork Kechichian (formerly of NXP Semiconductors and Qualcomm) to continue developing prototype chips for different sectors including mobile devices and laptops.
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