Preface 1
Chapter 1 Everything, Everywhere: How the Microchip Took Over 5
Chapter 2 Some History: The Odd Couple Starts Out 25
Arm Part One (1985-2000)
Chapter 3 From a Tiny Acorn, Designs on the Future 43
Chapter 4 Thirteen Men Embedded in a Barn 79
Chapter 5 Nokia's Mad Phone Sets the Standard 103
Chapter 6 As Arm Cashes In, Apple Cashes Out 119
Chapter 7 Going Global: How Asia Made the Modern Microchip Industry 143
Arm Part Two (2001-16)
Chapter 8 Intel Inside: A PC Powerhouse Tries to Mobilise 171
Chapter 9 Space Invaders and the Race for the iPhone 191
Chapter 10 A 300-Year Vision, a 64-Day Takeover 223
Chapter 11 Going Global: China Plays Its Trump Card 245
Arm Part Three (2017-21)
Chapter 12 Big Data and Walking with Giants 281
Chapter 13 Nvidia's Parallel Universe 301
Chapter 14 The Risk from RISC-V 329
Chapter 15 Going Global: Some Furious Sovereign Spending 343
Arm Part Four (2022-)
Chapter 16 Always On 373
References 393
Glossary 421
Acknowledgements 425
Bibliography 427
Index 429