Can Arm Survive RISC-V Challenge?

By Nitin Dahad, EETimes
February 2, 2019

Arm offers limited flexibility compared to RISC-V or MIPS. No one wants to spend months negotiating license terms under today's cost and time-to-market pressures.

Arm is under the gun. With the rise of open-source architectures such as RISC-V and now MIPS, winds of change are blowing through in the microprocessor industry.

We hear stories about new licensing practices at Arm since it was acquired by Japan’s SoftBank. Arm’s rivals tell us that they are engaged in many more talks with current Arm licensees who are looking for alternatives.

Product developers no longer have the luxury of two-year product development cycles. And many don’t have the big budgets for licensing fees, often quoted as the huge barrier to entry for system-on-chip (SoC) design.

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