Arm Flexes An Incredible 250 Billion Chip Cores Shipped In 40 Years

You may not realize it, but chances are high that one of your devices is rocking an Arm-based chip of some kind. And probably multiple devices. Arm's IP has been used to design an enormous range of system-on-chips (SoCs) that power many Android smartphones, tablets, routers, smart TVs, and so much more. Given that's the case, it's not surprising to see Arm celebrate having shipped a staggering "250 billion Arm cores" to date.

Arm revealed the eye-popping stat in a blog post celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Arm architecture. And while not surprising, it's certainly impressive and underscores the demand for efficient, low power silicon.

"What began as an ambitious project in a small corner of Cambridge, U.K., has grown into the world’s most widely adopted computing architecture, now powering billions of devices – from sensors, smartphones and laptops to vehicles, datacenters and beyond ...