How Steve Jobs saved Apple’s bacon with an outstretched ARM

The chip designers at ARM Holdings have turned the computing world upside down, shaken Intel to its core, pulled AMD into its orbit, and broadened its range beyond mobile into every nook and cranny of the digital world, from toys to servers. But where did this UK wonder company come from?

How does it earn its living? And how did Apple help create the company that helped Steve Jobs save Cupertino from annihilation?At the recent ARM TechCon developers conference, ARM’s training and education manager Chris Shore answered those questions and more – such as what “ARM” stands for.”ARM doesn’t stand for anything,” he said. “Officially, it stands