London Calling: ARM's East copes with uncertainty

Peter Clarke, EETimes
9/5/2012 5:34 AM EDT

LONDON – Warren East, the CEO of U.K. processor licensor ARM Holdings plc, is warning that sales will slow in second half in 2012 due global economic uncertainty. 

In an interview with the Financial Times East warned that the semiconductor industry's second half growth would likely be less than its usual robust performance. ARM makes royalties on shipments of processors including its intellectual property so the company and its CEO pay attention when its chip selling partners dial down their forecasts.

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