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In a move that could deeply affect an already beleaguered world provision chain , Arm has reportedly issued Qualcomm a 60 - day notice of cancelation for chip aim licensing . The move , reported by Bloomberg , would have an impact on a majority of smartphone manufacturer that rely on Qualcomm Saratoga chip .
U.K.-based Arm , which licenses chip architecture , emerge the observance as part of a protracted battle with the Snapdragon manufacturer . Much of the issue can be traced back to a dispute over contracts and trademarks that found Arm sue Qualcomm . Qualcomm returned with its own suit .
A spokesperson for the San Diego chipmaker told Bloomberg that the notice “ appear to be an attempt to disrupt the legal process , and its call for termination is completely baseless . ”
Update : A spokesperson for Qualcomm tell TechCrunch , “ This is more of the same from Aem – more unfounded threat designed to strongarm a longtime cooperator , interfere with our performance - leading C.P.U. , and increase royalty rate regardless of the broad rights under our architecture license . With a trial fast set about in December , Arm ’s dire stratagem come out to be an attempt to disrupt the sound process , and its claim for termination is wholly groundless . We are surefooted that Qualcomm ’s rights under its correspondence with Arm will be affirmed . Arm ’s anticompetitive conduct will not be allow . ”
