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Arm forecasts quarterly revenue above estimates on AI-driven chip demand
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Fusion42 · 30 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Arm Holdings forecasts Q2 revenue above estimates, driven by strong demand for its power-efficient chip architecture in AI data centres. However, shares fell due to an expected dip in smartphone royalties, indicating a shift in the company's growth drivers from mobile to AI compute.
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The economic engine for chip design is now the data centre, not the smartphone. Your hardware roadmap must now answer to the energy and cost constraints of large AI models, as the mobile replacement cycle is no longer driving growth.
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