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May 6, 2018 · Fundamentals

The History and Evolution of ARM: From Acorn’s Early Microcontrollers to Global Processor Dominance

This article traces the origins of ARM from its 1978 founding as Cambridge Processor Unit, through Acorn’s early microcontroller projects, the development of the RISC architecture, the creation of the ARM licensing model, and its rise to dominate mobile and embedded computing worldwide.