[dijit]

ARM is:

1) An ISA licensor, with no capability to create its own CPUs

and

2) Owned by Softbank in Japan, not European

[Aromasin]

They are pivoting to become a fabless chip company as of last year (the decision happened a few years back): https://www.wired.com/story/chip-design-firm-arm-is-making-i...

I'd also argue that while Softbank has capital ownership of the company, the leadership structure and how that capital is allocated is still done within the UK with standard board oversight. I know a few of the leadership team personally, and they have a wide remit, almost more so than a public company might do.

[shaokind]

Is 1) accurate with ARM creating their own CPUs directly? https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/03/24/arm-launches-its-own-cpu...

[dadoum]

ARM design IP blocks, they can make their own CPU (and now they are making one), eevn though that means competing with your customers.

[wvbdmp]

They still don‘t fab them though, AFAIK they go through TSMC.

[mathisfun123]

There are literally only 2 "fabfull" processor companies (Intel and Samsung) so you're saying something completely meaningless.

[dadoum]

Actually there are more if you count the ones which are not at the cutting edge but your point still stands, most high-end silicon companies only do design.

[gehsty]

And where does TMSC go for the machines it uses to produce these chips?