Arm Holdings said on Monday it is expanding its Flexible Access licensing program to include its Armv9 edge AI platform, in a bid to attract startups and device makers developing on-device AI solutions by lowering entry barriers and speeding up design cycles.

The Flexible Access program gives companies access to Arm’s chip design tools, intellectual property, and training at little or no upfront cost, allowing them to experiment, build, and test new chip concepts before committing to a license.