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AMD, Intel Want More Data Public in x86 Licensing Fracas

Posted 03/18/09 at 03:00:50 PM  by Paul Lilly

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The dispute between Intel and Nvidia over disagreements pertaining to Intel's Nehalem chipset license almost seems like old news now that Intel and AMD are going at each other. Intel claims AMD doesn't have the legal wherewithal to "unilaterally extend Intel's licensing rights to a third party," which in this case would be Globalfoundries, and has threatened to pull its 2001 agreement within 60 days if AMD doesn't address Intel's concerns. AMD, on the other hand, says it isn't doing anything wrong.

So who's in the right? To help determine that, Intel has offered to make the terms of the x86 cross-licensing deal public, for which AMD has agreed, but not without a stipulation. AMD wants Intel to lift the secrecy demand on all antiturst evidence submitted by AMD in the 2006 antitrust case.

"We will make the entire cross-license agreement public if they drop their insistence on secrecy on the evidence in the U.S. antitrust case," said Patrick Moorehead, AMD VP of marketing.

Intel does't appear willing to do so, and as far as the No. 1 chipmaker is concerned, AMD might just as well have rejected the offer outright.

"Intel is willing to make the entire [x86 cross-license] agreement public," said Chuck Mulloy, Intel spokesman. "We've told AMD we would be fine with making the entire agreement public. AMD has declined to do so."

Someone pass the popcorn.

COMMENTS:8
TAGS: amd, intel, cpu, processor, legal, license, antitrust, x86
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avatarI really hope Intel doesn't

Submitted by grayscare0 on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 8:04pm

I really hope Intel doesn't get thier way.  CPUs are expensive enough now without a complete monopoly, thank you very much.  Stupid greed.

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avatarHey becareful. We are all

Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Fri, 03/20/2009 - 2:24pm

Hey becareful. We are all humans here and are all greedy. Greed makes Intel and AMD innovate and invent and produce processors to sell for a profit. We are greedy because we want a faster processor even though a cheap Pentium or Celleron processor is all you need for internet browsing. We are greedy because we want faster and more powerful computers. We are also greedy because we don't want to spend alot of our money. 

So it's greed that drives consumers and producers in the western world. It's actually what drives the whole world. Even the worlds religeons are driven by greed. They all want your money and faith. Hell Islam wants your total divotion. So greed is everywhere in this world and it's not a bad thing at all.

If it weren't for greed you wouldn't have a PC and you would'nt have a roof over your head. 

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avatarIntel are greedy A-HOLES

Submitted by gatorXXX on Wed, 03/18/2009 - 4:39pm

Intel are greedy A-HOLES that wants dominance in the market. They have that now....but they want it all, not 80% or so, ALL!.....so INTEL STFU and quit whining like a little biotch, it isn't hurting you. Enough said ;)

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avatarWho shall prevail

Submitted by Carlidan on Wed, 03/18/2009 - 1:30pm

 The antitrust doesn't have anything to do with the licensing agreement. If you break an agreement, you have to pay the consequences. And I think AMD knew what they were doing when the broke the deal with Intel. They wanted a war they got a war. Enough said. :)

 

“Animals, whom we have made our slaves, we do not like to consider our equal.”

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avatarI seriously doubt this was pre-planed by either party.

Submitted by QUINTIX256 on Wed, 03/18/2009 - 1:59pm

"Just hours after the announcement was made, Intel said it was investigating whether or not the new company violates a chip licensing agreement it has with AMD."
(from /news/amd_denies_split_may_violate_intel_processor_patents)

This came out of the blue back in October. Nobody was expecting this until Intel made the announcement, which AMD sorta swept under a rug. I, as usual, doubt any mass conspiracy.

Anyways, considering the condition AMD is in, the last thing they need or want is a war.

You can have your recession. I'm not participating.

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avatarThey're hiding how much

Submitted by b_boy_69_00 on Wed, 03/18/2009 - 1:27pm

They're hiding how much money they screwed everybody out of and I assume it is a huge sum, but I don't care about that anymore, I just want this to get settled between these two companies.  I am an Intel fan and won't use anything else, but I really want AMD and Intel to get this sorted out soon.  I don't want AMD to go out because that would leave VIA as Intel's only competetion and they aren't much competetion at all.  And if AMD goes out they would take with them the stuff they are sharing with Intel and that would mean the possible end of the Core I7 chips, which would also suck.  Not to mention the rise in prices of Intel chips both Core I7 based and Dual/Quad Core chips.

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avatarIntel

Submitted by alphazerone on Wed, 03/18/2009 - 11:37am

Sounds like Intel doesn't want some information from the antitrust case to become public knowledge.

Makes me wonder what they are hiding.

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avatarIt appears AMD has an Ace

Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Wed, 03/18/2009 - 10:47am

It appears AMD has an Ace card. Some dirt on Intel to use if it doesn't get it's way. Good work AMD.

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