Apple pays ‘unusually low’ IP licensing fees to Arm, The Information reports

Apple (AAPL) is licensing Arm‘s (ARM) IP at less than 30c per device, the lowest rate among Arm’s smartphone chip clients, The Information’s Wayne Ma and Cory Weinberg report. Apple makes up under 5% of Arm’s sales, the report notes. While Arm has played an important role in helping Apple’s devices outflank the performance of rivals, the iPhone maker pays unusually low fees to Arm because of its unique leverage in the smartphone industry.