Qualcomm and Arm head to trial again, potential for huge damages in focus

WILMINGTON, Delaware: Chipmaker Qualcomm and chip tech firm Arm Holdings , long at loggerheads, will once again be in court on Monday with Qualcomm accusing Arm of withholding chip testing tools that were due under contract.

Qualcomm also alleges that Arm leaked to the media its 2024 threat to terminate a vital license agreement in a way that damaged discussions for a chip deal between Qualcomm and Meta Platforms.

In the lawsuit brought before US federal court in Delaware, Qualcomm, one of Arm’s largest customers, is seeking to quit paying royalties – potentially worth billions of dollars – to Arm for up to five years.