ARM Holdings: IP licensing to internet of things

• Main Authors: THOMAS, Howard, BHATTACHARYA, Lipika
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: Strategy and Execution; IP Licensing Business Model; Core Competence; Internet of Things; Decision Making; Market Segmentation; Business Administration, Management, and Operations; Technology and Innovation
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cases_coll_all/271; https://smu.sharepoint.com/sites/admin/CMP/cases/SMU-19-BATCH [PDF-Pic]/SMU-19-0015 [ARM]/SMU-19-0015 [ARM].pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In the summer of 2016, ARM Holdings (ARM), a British semiconductor IP licensing firm, has been acquired by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank. The acquisition is a strategic leap for Softbank to expand its market outreach into the Internet of Things (IoT) market. Share prices of ARM have soared by 63% j...