Er ikke helt ferdig med AI enda.
The midpoints of Arm’s fourth-quarter sales and adjusted profit forecasts range of $875 million and 30 cents per share, respectively, beat estimates of $780.3 million and 21 cents per share, according to LSEG data.
It raised its guidance by roughly $100 million because markets such as automotive and AI are going to be strong in the fiscal fourth quarter, finance chief Jason Child told Reuters.
Since 2016, Arm has significantly diversified its business.
Smartphones now represent 35% of overall units shipped, versus between 60% and 70% in 2016, Child said. He said as well that AI was driving additional sales, but mostly indirectly.
For instance, Arm-based central processors were frequently being paired with Nvidia’s graphics processors, or GPUs. More direct AI business, such as consumers buying new phones and laptops with special AI features, could take a year or more to play out, Child said.
“We’re seeing more interest in newer designs and newer technologies by customers” due to interest in AI, Child said. “It’s real. Folks are actually buying and licensing that technology.”
https://www.reuters.com/technology/arm-forecast-beats-estimates-ai-spurs-chip-upgrades-2024-02-07/