ARM just enabled any vendor to make ARM laptop SoCs

Exclusive: A simple step with outsized consequences

Sep 3, 2025 by

ARM LogoAs if today wasn’t complex enough, we bring you a tale of ARM making a minor change with massive impact. SemiAccurate has heard that ARM is doing something that will enable a blizzard of ARM CPU based PCs to hit the market.

When we first heard about ARM having a change of heart on this topic, we didn’t think much of it. It was only days later that it hit us, ARM is going to enable all their customers to make branded and even white box PC SoCs. What is this change and why will it make everything different?

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Disclosures: Charlie Demerjian and Stone Arch Networking Services, Inc. have no consulting relationships, investment relationships, or hold any investment positions with any of the companies mentioned in this report.

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Charlie Demerjian is the founder of Stone Arch Networking Services and SemiAccurate.com. SemiAccurate.com is a technology news site; addressing hardware design, software selection, customization, securing and maintenance, with over one million views per month. He is a technologist and analyst specializing in semiconductors, system and network architecture. As head writer of SemiAccurate.com, he regularly advises writers, analysts, and industry executives on technical matters and long lead industry trends. Charlie is also available through Guidepoint and Mosaic. FullyAccurate