A two-year legal battle between two tech giants, Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ:QCOM) and Arm Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:ARM), reportedly threatens to disrupt the emerging wave of AI-powered personal computers.
At the annual Computex trade show in Taipei, executives from Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), Asustek Computer (OTC:ASUUY), Acer, and others joined Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon on stage to promote a new generation of AI-powered PCs.
Despite the enthusiasm at Computex, concerns are growing about a contract dispute between Arm Holdings and Qualcomm that could halt shipments of these new laptops, reported Reuters.
Arm Holdings, majority-owned by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBF), sued Qualcomm in 2022 for not renegotiating a ...