Qualcomm wins $2 legal decision against fellow tech giant Arm, and that’s not a typo

A US jury has awarded Qualcomm $2 in its legal dispute with fellow chip designer Arm, a nominal sum that marks a win for Qualcomm on a key licensing claim. The verdict matters because the dispute threatened the future of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X laptop processors and could have affected Windows computers built around them.

Arm argued that Qualcomm’s use of CPU designs developed by Nuvia, which Qualcomm acquired in 2021, breached licence terms; Qualcomm said its own agreement with Arm covered the designs. The case began in 2022, and the jury found Qualcomm had not violated its licence agreement as Arm alleged. The $2 award is symbolic, while the wider licensing dispute may continue through further legal proceedings.