Re:Show HN: Running Game Boy ROMs on the STM32 ARM Cortex Mi...
by not_a_dane on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @06:24AM
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Does anyone have insights on how to license ARM chips after a hobby project reaches maturity?
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Re:Show HN: Running Game Boy ROMs on the STM32 ARM Cortex Mi...
by jamesmunns on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @06:38AM
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You don't generally need to license Arm chips unless you are designing your own chips for sale, like STM32 or Raspberry Pi do. This is something very few companies do, relative to those who just build things from existing chips.
If you're just building something with an existing Arm microcontrollers. The vendor (Like STMicro) has already licensed the Arm design and sold it to you.
Re:Show HN: Running Game Boy ROMs on the STM32 ARM Cortex Mi...
by scottapotamas on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @06:37AM
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You just buy the microcontrollers and put them on your custom PCB.
The devkits aren’t suitable for resale but there’s no additional licence when you buy an ARM micro from pretty much any manufacturer.