Expansion into the semiconductor and IoT sectors through the acquisition of Arm
First written in FY2017-Q1. 27 of 29 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-08-06.
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- FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Arm announced the technical details of Arm Zena CSS, a compute subsystem for vehicles (June 2025). Based on Armv9, Arm Zena CSS is the first pre-integrated, pre-validated platform for AI-enabled vehicles. Combined with Arm's virtual platform, it enables software and hardware to be developed simultaneously and can shorten the development time for AI-enabled vehicles by one year compared with the previous process.」
ARM's expansion into semiconductors, AI and automotive applications took concrete form with the announcement of an Armv9-based automotive CSS and product functionality capable of shortening the development time for AI-enabled vehicles by one year. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Arm announced next-generation CPU and GPU products for smartphones, laptops and consumer electronics (May 2024). The new compute subsystems deliver performance improvements of more than 35% for software and gaming, and more than 40% for on-device generative AI, including large language models.」
ARM's expansion into AI and computing advanced with the announcement of next-generation CPUs and GPUs and compute subsystems for generative AI. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In July 2022, Arm announced the adoption of Arm Neoverse-based chips in Google Cloud servers. This followed the introduction of server chips incorporating Arm technology by Alibaba, Amazon, and Microsoft.」
ARM's expansion into infrastructure advanced with Google Cloud's adoption of Neoverse-based chips and the announcement of Neoverse V2. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Royalty revenue increased 22.2% year on year on a U.S. dollar basis. In September 2022, Arm announced Neoverse V2, its latest Arm core designed to deliver leading performance for cloud servers, large-scale processing, and high-performance computing applications.」
Arm's royalty revenue increased, and post-acquisition research and development and product expansion progressed, including the announcement of Neoverse V2 for servers and high-performance computing. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased 24.9% year on year, including the effect of the weaker yen, and 6.4% on a U.S. dollar basis.」
Revenue in the Arm business increased 24.9% year on year, including the effect of the weaker yen, and 6.4% on a U.S. dollar basis. Royalty revenue increased 22.0%, and segment profit increased 239.9% to ¥29,846 million. Deployment of Armv9, Neoverse, and mobile and server technologies also continued. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased 46.9% year on year. Royalty revenue increased 21.7% year on year on a U.S. dollar basis. Non-royalty revenue increased 73.4% year on year on a U.S. dollar basis.」
The Arm business generated revenue of ¥227,370 million for the nine-month period, up 46.9% year on year, with both royalty and non-royalty revenue increasing. The results of research and development investment were also demonstrated through announcements of Armv9-based chips for smartphones and data centers. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Shipments totaled 13.7 billion units in the six months ended the second quarter, and cumulative shipments since Arm's establishment exceeded 200 billion units.」
Cumulative shipments of chips incorporating Arm technology exceeded 200 billion units, while royalty-bearing unit shipments during the six months ended the second quarter totaled 13.7 billion units. Stronger research and development also led to advances in products and technologies such as Armv9, Neoverse, automotive design platforms, and Total Solutions for IoT. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the first quarter, Arm announced 3 new Armv9-based processors and 3 new graphics processors for smartphones and mobile computing, scheduled for inclusion in next-generation mobile devices from 2022.」
Arm's expanded research and development and product portfolio progressed into the announcement of 3 new Armv9-based processors and 3 new graphics processors. Revenue increased 57.3% year on year, and segment profit was ¥8,781 million. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the nine months ended the third quarter, Arm entered into licensing agreements for new processors for servers, smartphones, network equipment, industrial robots, autonomous systems such as self-driving vehicles, and computational storage.」
Arm's expanded research and development and product portfolio progressed into new licensing agreements covering servers, 5G smartphones, network equipment, industrial robots, and self-driving vehicles. Revenue also increased 17.4% year on year on a U.S. dollar basis. - FY2021-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「After considering the originally planned options of an Arm-only relisting and a combination with NVIDIA, we determined that the latter would better realize Arm's potential and contribute to increasing shareholder value.」
Arm's strategy to expand in semiconductors and IoT was restructured from options including an Arm-only relisting to a sale and business expansion through a combination with NVIDIA. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The Fugaku supercomputer, jointly developed by RIKEN and Fujitsu Ltd. and incorporating Arm server technology, ranked first worldwide in TOP500, the ranking of supercomputers by computing performance.」
Following the acquisition of ARM, stronger research and development resulted in Fugaku, a supercomputer incorporating server technology, ranking first worldwide, as well as new licensing agreements in 5G, automotive, and IoT. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Arm entered into 51 processor licensing agreements in the third quarter, including 13 licenses for previously undisclosed new technologies, the highest number of agreements since our acquisition.」
Arm's processor licensing agreements reached 51, the highest level since the acquisition. Adoption was indicated across a broad range of markets, including AI, automotive, IoT, networking, servers, and smartphones, with Neoverse adoption in AWS Graviton2 also taking concrete form. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Announced next-generation smartphone processors with enhanced support for new technologies such as AI and 5G, scheduled for launch in 2020.」
Arm's stronger research and development took concrete form in the announcement of next-generation smartphone processors supporting AI and 5G. A strategic partnership with Marvell Technology Group Ltd. to develop Arm-based servers was also announced. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「The research and development investment that had accelerated since our acquisition of ARM bore fruit during the period in the launch of the following new products.」
Following the acquisition of ARM, stronger research and development took concrete form in product launches including Helium, Pelion, Cortex-A76AE and Cortex-A65AE for automotive applications, and Neoverse for servers and networks. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In 2018, the investment bore fruit in the launch of the following new products: • Pelion IoT platform: a platform enabling seamless and secure connectivity and management of IoT devices and data at any scale • Cortex-A76AE and Cortex-A65AE, new processors developed specifically for applications in the safety-critical automotive market • Neoverse, a processor series for server and network applications」
Following the acquisition of ARM, stronger research and development resulted in the launch of Pelion, automotive processors, and Neoverse. Against the target of cumulative shipments of 100 billion units from 2017 to 2020, cumulative shipments through September 2018 reached 38.6 billion units. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In August 2018, Arm announced the IoT platform Pelion. Pelion is a platform that enables seamless and secure connectivity and management of IoT devices and data at any scale.」
Arm announced the Pelion IoT platform, giving concrete form to an IoT device and data management service combining the technologies of Mbed Cloud, Treasure Data, and Stream Technologies. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「These IP products will double application performance on PCs incorporating Arm technology and improve power efficiency by 30% when running high-end games. They will also enable faster machine learning and UHD (Ultra HD) 8K viewing on mobile devices.」
Arm announced processor IP for high-performance mobile devices, giving concrete form to technology development for growth areas such as AI and IoT through twice the performance, 30% higher power efficiency, and machine learning support. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「In February 2018, Arm announced a suite of processor IP, including new highly scalable processors for machine learning and neural networks. The new AI technologies were scheduled to become available in mid-2018.」
Arm announced new processor IP for AI and machine learning, giving concrete form to stronger research and development and expansion into growth areas. Headcount also reached 1,034, up 21% from the end of the previous fiscal year. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Arm entered into 48 processor licensing agreements in the third quarter, reflecting continued demand for its latest technologies. Of these, 10 were new licensees adopting Arm processor licenses for the first time.」
Arm entered into 48 processor licensing agreements in the third quarter, including 10 new licensees, demonstrating expansion into areas such as 5G, automotive, and IoT. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The company's headcount increased by a net 686 employees during the six months ended the second quarter, up 14.1% from the end of the previous fiscal year.」
Arm added a net 686 employees, mainly in technology-related roles, bringing headcount 14.1% above the end of the previous fiscal year. Investment in growth areas such as research and development and AI was given concrete form through increased staffing. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Arm entered into 41 processor licensing agreements in the first quarter, reflecting continued demand for its latest technologies. Of these, 13 licensees adopted Arm processor licenses for the first time.」
Arm entered into 41 processor licensing agreements in the first quarter, including 13 new licensees. Royalty-bearing unit shipments also increased approximately 28% year on year to 4.7 billion units. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「The global semiconductor market for Arm's products and services is expected to continue growing steadily. Through further investment in research and development, Arm will maintain its dominant share in smartphones while expanding its share in areas with significant growth potential, including network infrastructure, servers, automotive devices, IoT, and AI.」
Arm outlined a growth strategy to expand its share into networking, servers, automotive, IoT, and AI, building on adoption in more than 95% of main smartphone chips. In the fourth quarter, it entered into 25 processor licensing agreements, added 11 new licensees, and shipped 5.1 billion royalty-bearing units. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Arm entered into 43 processor licensing agreements in the third quarter, reflecting continued demand for its latest technologies. Of these, 18 licensees adopted Arm processor licenses for the first time.」
Arm entered into 43 processor licensing agreements in the third quarter, including 18 new licensees. Royalty-bearing unit shipments also increased approximately 20% year on year to 4.9 billion units. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「On 5 September 2016, we completed the acquisition of all shares of Arm and established the Arm business as a new reporting segment.」
The acquisition of Arm was completed, and expansion into semiconductor IP and IoT began as a consolidated business. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「We believe ARM is one of the world's leading technology companies, with global semiconductor intellectual property, strong capabilities in the Internet of Things (IoT), and a proven track record of innovation.」
The acquisition of ARM first gave concrete form to a strategy of supporting and expanding semiconductor intellectual property, IoT, licensing, research and development, and future royalty income as growth areas. The purchase price was approximately £24 billion, or approximately ¥3.3 trillion.