That seems like an incredibly dumb decision. They do realize that RISC-V is right around the corner, and could quickly end much of the ARM chip market if licensing deals are this onerous?
It’s not just right around the corner, those chips are already in design phase: Jim Keller at Tenstorrent first wanted to license x86, then ARM to build AI chip, but as both said no, he went with RISC-V.
The funniest part is that he licensed the RISC-V chip from SiFive, which is now part of Intel.
RISC-V seems increasingly inevitable in much of ARM's former feeding grounds, something I doubt ARM is unaware of, so it makes sense from a business perspective to squeeze out every cent while you still can.
The funniest part is that he licensed the RISC-V chip from SiFive, which is now part of Intel.