Arm Holdings has announced the launch of its next-generation chip designs, called Lumex, which it has optimised for artificial intelligence to run on mobile devices such as smartphones and watches without accessing the internet.

The Lumex designs come in four variants, ranging from less powerful but highly energy-efficient versions for watches and other smart wearable devices, to a high-performance version designed to maximise computing power.

The peak-performance design aims to run software that harnesses the power of large AI models without relying on cloud computing, even on high-end smartphones.

“AI is becoming pretty fundamental to what’s happening, whether it’s real-time interactions or use cases like AI translation,” said Chris Bergey, senior vice president and general manager at Arm. “We’re just seeing AI become this expectation.”

The Lumex designs are part of the company’s Compute Subsystems (CSS) business, which aims to offer handset makers and chip designers ready-made technology for rapid integration into new products.

These more complete designs for data centers and mobile phones form part of Arm’s longer-term strategy to grow its smartphone and other revenues through multiple avenues.

Arm has also said it plans to invest further in developing its own chips and has hired several key personnel to support this initiative.

The Lumex designs are optimised for so-called 3-nanometer manufacturing nodes, such as those offered by TSMC (2330.TW). Apple’s latest series of iPhone chips (AAPL.O) also use TSMC’s 3-nanometer process.