Arm to stop trying to challenge Qualcomm's chip license

British company Arm Holdings will eventually stop trying to cancel ARM's architecture license agreement (ALA) with Qualcomm, which allowed the latter to produce Snapdragon chips for smartphones, PCs, and servers, The Register reports.

This became known from Qualcomm's latest financial report, which stated that as of January 8, 2025, Arm Holdings is no longer trying to cancel the ALA. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon also confirmed this during a conference call with Wall Street.

"[Arm] has no current plan to terminate the Qualcomm Architecture License Agreement. We're excited to continue to develop performance leading, world-class products that benefit consumers worldwide that include our incredible Oryon custom CPUs," Amon said.

The Oryon design was developed by Nuvia and is used in processors such as the Snapdragon X, which is widely used in Copilot+ computers, as well as in Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile chips. This design became one of the key aspects of the legal battle between the companies, which began in 2022, and the main reason for the lawsuit.

After Qualcomm acquired Nuvia in 2021, the British company said that the startup had to destroy all its previous developments, in particular because these technologies were used in Snapdragon chips.

At the same time, the legal battle between the companies is not yet over. Arm's regulatory documents state that both parties filed motions to clarify the legal situation after the trial, which was won by Qualcomm, according to the jury.