In Depth: Self-Dealing Dispute Lies at Heart of Arm Ltd.’s Dustup with China CEO

Back in mid-2017, Simon Segars, CEO of British chip designer Arm Ltd., led a team to China. On May 14, he presided over a high-profile event where his company, one of the world’s top makers of smartphone chip technology, signed a deal with a local investment group. That would lay the foundation for establishment of an independent China unit the next year.