ARM

Arm Holdings operates as the world's leading semiconductor intellectual property company, designing processor architectures that power over 250 billion chips across smartphones, data centers, automotive systems, and Internet of Things devices. Headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, Arm develops fundamental chip architectures including the Arm instruction set and processor designs which the company licenses to semiconductor manufacturers and technology companies including Apple, Qualcomm, Samsung, NVIDIA, and hundreds of other partners worldwide. Rather than manufacturing chips directly, Arm's business model centers on licensing its intellectual property through technology licensing agreements and collecting royalties on each chip produced using Arm designs. The company's processor architectures dominate mobile computing with over 95% market share in smartphones while expanding into high-performance computing, automotive systems requiring advanced driver assistance, artificial intelligence accelerators, and data center servers. Arm completed its initial public offering in September 2023 on NASDAQ following acquisition by SoftBank Group in 2016 and subsequent delisting, raising $4.87 billion in one of 2023's largest IPOs. The company employs approximately 6,000 engineers and technical professionals across 30 countries, investing heavily in next-generation architectures supporting AI workloads and energy-efficient computing.