Qualcomm Wins Arm Lawsuit Over Snapdragon X Licensing

Qualcomm has secured a victory in its legal dispute with Arm Holdings, after a jury found that the chipmaker did not violate its architecture license agreement (ALA) by using Nuvia's IP in its Snapdragon X processors. The Dispute Over Nuvia IP Arm had accused Qualcomm of breaching licensing terms by using the Armv8-based Oryon cores, originally developed by Nuvia for server processors, in its Snapdragon X chips for client PCs. Arm argued this required a renegotiation of the license agreement following Qualcomm's acquisition of Nuvia. Arm demanded that Qualcomm destroy the designs, claiming they violated the original Nuvia licensing terms. Qualcomm countered by stating its existing ALA covered products designed by entities it owns, including Nuvia. Gerard Williams III, a lead developer behind Oryon, stated that less than 1% of Arm's technology was present in the final Nuvia design. Jury Sides with Qualcomm The Delaware jury agreed with Qualcomm, concluding that the Snapdragon X …