ARM unveiled its next-generation CPU and GPU designs today and it is also introducing the Lumex compute subsystem (CSS). Previously, the likes of MediaTek and Samsung would license CPU and GPU designs and piece together a chipset. The Lumex CSS is a turnkey solution .

To be clear, ARM isn’t about to start selling chips. Instead, it has crafted production-ready implementations for the 3nm semiconductor nodes of multiple foundries.

In ARM’s own words, its silicon and OEM partners will be able to “use the implementations as flexible building blocks, so they can focus on differentiation at…