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Chip designer Arm makes its own advanced prototype semiconductor

Chip designer Arm is building its own semiconductor to showcase its capabilities and fuel growth, stoking fears it could compete with its biggest customers in the future.

Arm is building its own semiconductor to showcase its capabilities and attract new customers.
The company will team up with manufacturing partners to develop the new semiconductor.
The prototype will allow Arm to demonstrate the power and capabilities of its designs to the wider market.
The newest chip is described as the most advanced chipmaking effort the company has ever embarked upon.
Rumblings about Arm’s chipmaking moves have stoked fears in the semiconductor industry that it could become a competitor to some of its biggest customers.

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