This is fantastic news and long overdue. AMD won and rightfully so!
Thanks for the update.
CW wrote:
AMD and Intel Settle Nov 12.
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Written by Chris Tom
Thursday, 12 November 2009 10:23
AMD summarizes todays settlement as follows.
* First, Intel has agreed to an important set of ground rules that we hope will
define the path to a free and open market in the microprocessor industry;
* Second, we have agreed to a new patent cross-license agreement that gives AMD
broad rights and the freedom to operate a business utilizing multiple foundries,
* And third, GLOBALFOUNDRIES has agreed to terms that allow them the freedom to
operate as an independent world-class leading-edge foundry company, going
forward, without being a subsidiary of AMD.
* In addition, Intel has agreed to pay AMD $1.25 billion in cash within the
next 30 days.
So Intel will have to change business practices in CPU sales, they can not
terminate AMD's license if AMD uses 3rd part fabs, they can not object to
Globalfoundries fully being spun off from AMD, and they agree to pay cash. That
basically settles everything.
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Intel basically agrees it owes back licensing on AMD64 archetecture and
practiced bad faith marketting.. and will pay $1.25B in cash, plus provide a
full release of all instruction set and a crss-license agreemet to move forward
allowing AMD Open use of 3rd Party fabs.
This is a significant victory for AMD/
