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Archive: https://archive.is/2025.03.26-074355/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-25/qualcomm-takes-legal-fight-with-arm-to-global-antitrust-agencies

Qualcomm Inc. has launched a global antitrust campaign against Arm Holdings Plc as the two longtime business partners jockey for advantage in the computing semiconductor market.

In private meetings and confidential filings to regulators on three continents, Qualcomm is arguing that Arm — its biggest supplier — is guilty of anticompetitive behavior, according to people familiar with the matter. 

Qualcomm’s complaints to the European Commission, US Federal Trade Commission and Korea Fair Trade Commission allege that Arm is hurting competition by restricting access to its technology after operating an open network for more than 20 years, said the people.

Intel (INTC, Financial) could shift its immediate strategy toward revitalizing its chip design focus and expanding its foundry business by securing key clients like Nvidia (NVDA, Financial) and Broadcom (AVGO, Financial), according to UBS.

In a note to investors, UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri wrote that the near-term plan under new CEO Lip-Bu Tan is likely to highlight Intel's design and foundry capabilities. Arcuri added that Intel is working to finalize commitments from Nvidia or Broadcom to use its foundry services, while also advancing its 18A manufacturing process.

A new lower-power version of that process, called 18AP, is in development and could be more appealing to prospective customers. Arcuri said Nvidia appears closer than Broadcom to adopting Intel's foundry technology, potentially for gaming applications, although power consumption remains a major concern.

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