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They still have to pay ARM for each chip they sell, right? Perpetual license doesn’t mean lifetime free use of intelectual property, I guess.
by tambourine_man 5y ago
They still have to pay ARM for each chip they sell, right?
Perpetual license doesn’t mean lifetime free use of intelectual property, I guess.
- bognition 5y agoDepends on the terms of the license.
- lallysingh 5y agoMy guess is no, they don't want to disclose that stuff. If they were a founding member, they can just contribute enough cash to avoid it.
- Symmetry 5y agoI've heard references to savings on the per-unit fee as a reason some manufacturers might want to go with an architectural license, so maybe not?