The document discusses when it makes sense for a company to leverage external intellectual property (IP) versus developing everything internally. It provides 10 factors to consider in the decision, including expertise, functionality, standardization, strategy, ecosystem, time-to-market, cost effectiveness, roadmap, market dynamics, and risk. While developing all IP internally can simplify design decisions, leveraging external IP through partnerships can reduce costs and risks while allowing companies to focus on their areas of expertise and strategic differentiation. The decision requires weighing these various tradeoffs specific to a company's situation and goals.

1. When Leveraging External IP Makes Good Sense ... and when it doesn’t Eric Schorn Vice President Marketing Processor Division ARM

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