ARM smiling at a good first quarter 2013

The UK recorded a convincing growth in sales and earnings, thanks to an expansion in the market of digital TV and an increasingly solid tablets and smartphones in the world

ARM has announced results for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 , which are scoring a turnover of 263.9 million U.S. dollars, up 26% from the figure recorded in the same quarter last year. In the fourth quarter of 2012 were delivered 2.6 billion ARM chips, which have enabled the company to increase by 35% royalties collected in the first quarter of 2012.

The first quarter of the year marks ARM for a profit of about $ 100 million, compared to $ 75 million recorded in the first quarter of 2012. Warren East, ARM's CEO, commented: "ARM has had another strong quarter with a growth in sales and earnings, driven by license revenue and a record in royalty. Particularly in the quarter ARM has seen strong growth in royalty for ARMv8, Mali and technology big.LITTLE for smartphones and mobile computers. "
East wanted to emphasize that the performance of ARM better than the market average semiconductors have been possible thanks to an increase in market share in the area of ​​digital TVs and microcontrollers and a more solid presence in the smartphone and tablet market. During the first quarter of 2012, ARM has signed 22 licenses, including a license for architecture ARMv8, seven processors ARMv8 and three for Mali graphics solutions.
Recall that Warren East has announced last month that his resignation will take effect on July 1st 2013. To happen to East, after nearly 12 years at the helm, it will be Simon Segars, ARM currently responsible for operations in the USA.