[euroclydon]

ARM Holdings. From Wikipedia:

Unlike other microprocessor corporations such as AMD, Intel, Freescale (formerly Motorola) and Renesas (formerly Hitachi and Mitsubishi Electric),[28] ARM only licenses its technology as intellectual property (IP), rather than manufacturing its own CPUs.

[thomaslangston]

Not a software company.

[smnrchrds]

He was referring to "Even in the realm of hardware, did RAMBUS really need patent protection?". There are definitely exceptions in hardware business.