>> AMD is licensing an ARMv8 core from ARM Ltd., instead of designing
>> their own ARMv8 core like nVidia, Applied Micro and Cavium do.

> I think there is both licensing and design involved in *all* cases...

Not with the cores, which is what my statement is referring to. I tried to explain this to you one month ago already:

https://morph.zone/modules/newbb_plus/viewtopic.php?forum=3&topic_id=8783&start=23