Arm Holdings on Tuesday announced the launch of its new Lumex chip designs, engineered to bring advanced artificial intelligence capabilities directly to mobile devices such as smartphones and wearable gadgets without relying on internet connectivity. The Lumex family includes four distinct designs, ranging from energy-efficient chips tailored for smartwatches and wearables to high-performance versions capable of running large AI models on premium smartphones. These designs are aimed at enabling software that can deliver AI-powered features like real-time interactions and translations without cloud support.

“AI is becoming pretty fundamental to what’s happening, whether it’s real-time interactions or some killer use cases like AI translation. We’re just seeing AI become this expectation,” said Chris Bergey, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Arm. The Lumex lineup is part of Arm’s Compute Subsystems (CSS) initiative, which provides handset makers and chip designers with ready-to-use technology that accelerates integration into new products. The initiative also ties into Arm’s broader strategy to grow its revenues from smartphones and other markets. As part of its future plans, Arm has indicated it may explore producing its own chips, having already brought in key hires to support this ambition.

Built for 3-nanometer manufacturing nodes, including those offered by TSMC, Lumex aligns with the same cutting-edge process used in Apple’s latest iPhone chips. Arm is set to formally present the new designs at a launch event in China on Wednesday, underscoring the country’s central role as home to the world’s top handset makers outside Apple and Samsung.