According to Reuters, Apple has signed a contract with chip design company Arm, which is likely to last until 2040.
A new long-term partnership between Apple and Logo(2040)
The documents show that Arm has indicated that it has entered into a new long-term contract with Apple that will last until 2040. But it remains to be seen how much Apple wants to use the logo designs for its proprietary chips in its most popular and profitable products. In fact, it remains to be seen how much Apple wants to use logo chips in products such as iPhone, Mac, iPad and Apple Watch. This also applies to the Vision Pro headset. Given that the contract is long-term, maybe Apple plans
It should be noted that it is not only Apple that wants to cooperate with Arm in the long term. Relevant documents show that some major technology companies including AMD, Apple, Google, Intel, Nvidia, Samsung and TSMC have also shown their interest in buying $735 million worth of Arm shares.
It has to be seen in the end which products Apple’s logo chips will be used in and how close the cooperation between these two companies will be.
A few days ago, another news was published that according to reliable media reports, Softbank has reached an agreement with Arm’s clients such as Apple, Samsung, Nvidia and Alphabet in order to benefit from their investment in the company’s IPO. This big initial launch is likely to happen in the near future.
According to reports from Reuters and Bloomberg, Apple, Nvidia, AMD, Alphabet, Intel, Samsung, Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys have agreed with SoftBank to make a strategic investment in Arm’s IPO.