Qualcomm files countersuit against Arm

Qualcomm has filed a countersuit against Arm for hearing in Q1 2026.

Qualcomm claims that Arm has been in breach of contract by misrepresenting the relationship between the two companies to Qualcomm’s customers, non-delivery of IP  and misrepresenting its intentions as a design firm when it was preparing to sell proprietary ICs.

Qualcomm files countersuit against ArmQualcomm also claims that Arm interfered with its business by sending misleading communications to Qualcomm’s customers, suggesting Qualcomm was required to destroy custom CPUs developed by Nuvia. A proposition which is disputed.

Qualcomm is also alleging that Arm failed to license IP at reasonable prices.



In addition to court claims, Qualcomm has filed complaints alleging anti-competitive behaviour with regulators in the US, Europe, and Korea.

Qualcomm accuses Arm of curbing competition, restricting access to its technology and moving away from its traditional business model of open licensing to all on equal terms.

Arm is said to be developing a customisable CPU for servers, optimised for AI and HPC, with Meta as its first customer.

David Manners

David Manners

David Manners has more than forty-years experience writing about the electronics industry, its major trends and leading players. As well as writing business, components and research news, he is the author of the site's most popular blog, Mannerisms. This features series of posts such as Fables, Markets, Shenanigans, and Memory Lanes, across a wide range of topics.

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