\nIn mid-January, Reuters revealed the changes that Arm was considering for its business model. Its main goal was to increase revenue by taking advantage of the huge growth of firms that license its CPU designs. One of the measures would be to increase licensing costs by up to 300% for \u201craw\u201d CPU designs. This move would affect companies that use vanilla Arm\u2019s CPU cores without modifications. Companies like Qualcomm and Apple use Arm technology in its SoCs, but customized.
\nArm could be ready to launch its first SoCwith Meta as first client
\nAnother possibility on the table was the design of its own SoC. Now, a report from the Financial Times claims that the American firm has already secured a big name among the first customers for its SoC. This is Meta, the company focused on social media and artificial intelligence. The news caused a 5% increase in Arm shares.
\nArm\u2019s SoC would be a CPU designed for servers and large data centers. The company would also permit customization to tailor it to the specific requirements of each client. Arm will use third-party factories to manufacture the SoC, although it is not yet known which one will be chosen. TSMC, the Taiwanese firm, is among the main candidates.
\nArm\u2019s classic business model based on licensing technology has not allowed it to grow at the pace of its clients. Other companies have taken advantage of the AI \u200b\u200bboom to reach the top, such as NVIDIA. However, this has not been reflected in Arm\u2019s profits. It seems that the real business is to participate directly as a key hardware supplier.
\nThe SoC could arrive starting summer
\nAccording to the report, Arm will present its SoC at the beginning of the summer. Arm\u2019s parent, SoftBank, also wants to buy chipmaker Ampere. The deal, estimated at around $6.5 billion, is said to be key to Arm\u2019s new strategy.
\nThe post Arm reportedly secures Meta as client for its first SoC appeared first on Android Headlines.
\n
![](\"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AH-ARM-Logo-1-jpg.jpg\"){kind=logo}
\nSource: ndroidheadlines.com <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"