Turnover: 2.7 billion EUR (2021)
Country: United Kingdom
British microprocessor manufacturer whose main shareholder is Japan's Softbank
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Arm kicks off the biggest IPO of the year 25/08/2023
- Arm, the British microchip designer, is preparing for an IPO on the Nasdaq.
- SoftBank acquired a 25% stake in Arm for $16 billion, valuing the group at $64 billion.
- SoftBank could sell around 10% of the company at the IPO, corresponding to an overall valuation of between $60 and $70 billion.
- Arm's chips equip 99% of all smartphones in circulation.
- China accounts for nearly a quarter of Arm's revenues.
Arm targets a 60-70 billion valuation for its IPO 03/08/2023
- Arm is a world leader in chip design and is valued at between $60 and $70 billion.
- SoftBank acquired Arm in 2016 for $32 billion.
- Arm specializes in chip design for all smartphones and many other devices worldwide.
- Arm is looking to diversify into other markets such as cloud and artificial intelligence applications, which are growing rapidly.
- SoftBank previously attempted to sell Arm to Nvidia in early 2022 for $40 billion, but was forced to abandon the deal due to resistance from competition authorities and major industry players.
Arm develops its own chip 24/05/2023
- Arm Holdings develops its own chips to demonstrate the power of its architecture
- Arm specializes in systems-on-a-chip (SoC) and licenses its technologies to companies such as Apple, Qualcomm, Samsung and Nvidia.
- ARM architecture powers around 12% of computers sold and 7% of data centers, according to estimates by Counterpoint and Omdia.
- Nvidia's failed $31 billion takeover of Arm in 2022
- Softbank is considering a radical change to Arm's business model, taking a percentage of the final cost of devices sold, rather than royalties on chips.