ARM typically charges 1-2% in royalties. A company has to sell a LOT of chips for this to be the driving factor. In the case of a startup, we're talking about e

ARM typically charges 1-2% in royalties. A company has to sell a LOT of chips for this to be the driving factor. In the case of a startup, we're talking about eliminating two entire teams costing tens to hundreds of millions per year and probably getting to market faster. You can sell a LOT of chips for even a small 100M R&D cost.