And Arm licenses designs for its chips to other chip designers.
In short, Arm is a big deal.
The concerns also included national security risks," tech companyfounder Olivia Tantold Lifewire via email.
Apple
Arms Race
Arm’s position is interesting.
It sells no chips of its own.
Instead, it licenses its chip tech to other companies, including Apple, Qualcomm, and Microsoft.
Its technology is also heavily used in Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
Perhaps the deal might force Apple to continue licensing Arm’s tech.
Apple is all about creating custom hardware to run its custom software better.
There would be a clear conflict of interest.
“c’mon, no one suggest Apple buy chip-maker Arm.
For the EU and UK, things are even more complicated.
Ceding control of such important technology to a US company is not in the interest of either.
The Future of Chips
Why is a chip-design company so important?
The answer is complex, but some trends are pretty clear.
“c’mon, no one suggest Apple buy chip-maker Arm.
The advantage is clear.
Apple also designs its own chips and software in concert, but that trend is spreading.
Googleslatest Pixel phonesalso use custom silicon, which may end up in its Chromebooks.
This is a great example of how governments need to step in to protecteventuallyusers like us.
