Also curious, I though ARM chips were essentially spec’d by ARM Holdings and you merely bought a license.
Could be a carrot or cucumber chip, who knows.
> Also curious, I though ARM chips were essentially spec’d by ARM Holdings and you merely bought a license.
No. Or not if you have the resources and will. You can license the whole architecture and modify it / rebuild it from scratch to your heart's content.
Some examples of architectural licensees that do their own thing are Apple, Qualcomm, Samsung...
But that probably doesn't count anymore.
Could be a carrot or cucumber chip, who knows.
> Also curious, I though ARM chips were essentially spec’d by ARM Holdings and you merely bought a license.
No. Or not if you have the resources and will. You can license the whole architecture and modify it / rebuild it from scratch to your heart's content.
Some examples of architectural licensees that do their own thing are Apple, Qualcomm, Samsung...