Apple has signed a new long-term deal with Arm that extends beyond 2040, continuing their long-standing collaboration. This ensures Apple will have access to Arm's architecture for chip development for many years to come. Arm is preparing for an IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange, aiming for a valuation of up to $52 billion which would make it one of the largest tech IPOs of 2022. In addition to Apple, companies like Google, Nvidia, Samsung, AMD, Intel, and TSMC have expressed interest in investing in Arm as part of the IPO, showing confidence in Arm's business model and importance in the chip industry. Arm's architecture is the most widely used chip architecture in the world, powering billions of devices including nearly all smartphones.