Qualcomm escalates legal fight with Arm in global antitrust campaign

In context: Qualcomm and Arm haven't been on good terms for a while. The UK designer tried and ultimately failed to force the US chipmaker to stop using its IP. In it's back-and-forth battle, Qualcomm is now complaining to antitrust authorities that Arm is trying to hamper worldwide competition. Qualcomm recently had private meetings with three antitrust organizations about Arm's alleged anticompetitive behavior. Anonymous sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that this new global antitrust campaign came after Arm tried restricting Qualcomm's ability to build silicon products. According to the insiders, Qualcomm met with representatives from the European Commission, the Korea Fair Trade Commission, and the US FTC. The company alleges that Arm, a longtime partner in the mobile chip business, is restricting access to its microchip technology after running an "open network" of silicon IP for more than 20 years. Also read: Arm vs Qualcomm: mutually assured destruction Qualcom ... Read full article.