Recent reports from Sammobile indicate that Arm is contemplating a steep increase in its licensing fees by as much as 300%, posing a significant hurdle for the ongoing development of Samsung's Exynos chips. In an effort to create custom CPU cores, Samsung previously embarked on an initiative but disbanded the team in 2019, citing challenges with power consumption and performance. Consequently, the company resorted to utilizing Arm's publicly available design. This proposed price surge by Arm could exacerbate costs for Samsung, potentially compelling the tech giant to reassess its chip strategy amidst growing financial pressures.