ARM Announces Minority Stake Acquisition in Raspberry Pi
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ARM Announces Minority Stake Acquisition in Raspberry Pi
On Nov 03, ARM Holdings PLC announced that it has made a strategic investment in Raspberry Pi Ltd and now holds a minority stake in the company.
ARM’s minority stake expansion strengthens the long-standing partnership between ARM and Raspberry Pi, as ARM CPUs have been utilized in all Raspberry Pi and Raspberry Pi Pico SoCs.
The collaboration between the two companies began long before the Raspberry Pi’s market debut in 2008, when creating even the most basic circuit board was just a dream. Fast forward to 2023, and thanks to the presence of Raspberry Pi, this generation of learners has taken its first steps in coding, science, and electronics.
Paul Williamson, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Internet of Things Business at ARM, stated, “ARM and Raspberry Pi share a common vision of lowering the barriers to innovation, enabling everyone to learn, experience, and create new Internet of Things solutions, thus making computing accessible to all.”
“With the rapid growth of edge and endpoint artificial intelligence applications, platforms like Raspberry Pi, built on ARM architecture, are crucial for driving the global adoption of high-performance Internet of Things devices. It allows developers to innovate faster and more effortlessly. This strategic investment further underscores our continued commitment to the developer community and our partnership with Raspberry Pi.”
Eben Upton, CEO of Raspberry Pi, said, “ARM technology has always been at the core of the platforms we create, and this investment is a significant milestone in our long-term partnership.”
“Using ARM technology as the foundation for our current and future products allows us to obtain the necessary computing power, energy efficiency, and a broad software ecosystem. We will continue to eliminate entry barriers for everyone, from students and enthusiasts to professional developers deploying large-scale Internet of Things systems.”
Since the release of the Raspberry Pi single-board computers in 2012, performance has consistently improved. The original Raspberry Pi board featured a single-core ARM CPU with a clock speed of 700 MHz. The recently launched Raspberry Pi 5 is based on a 2.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 64-bit CPU, offering approximately 2-3 times the performance of the Raspberry Pi 4.
ARM’s minority stake in Raspberry Pi Ltd reaffirms ARM’s commitment to continue using ARM CPUs in future Raspberry Pi products. As RISC-V CPUs gain prominence in devices ranging from $9 to several hundred dollars, it’s evident that we won’t be seeing RISC-V-based Raspberry Pi in the foreseeable future.
