Intel sent a notice to Advanced Micro Devices that AMD has breached a patent cross-licensing agreement from 2001. The agreement covered royalty payments by AMD in regards to aspects of the x86 instruction set used in CPUs, as well as foundry and production rights.
AMD defended itself, with Harry Wolin, AMD's Senior Vice President and General Counsel, stating that Intel's unilateral "purported attempt to terminate the Company’s rights and licenses under the Cross License itself constitutes a material breach of the Cross License by Intel".
Under the terms of the license agreement, the notification to AMD means the two parties will attempt to resolve the dispute through third party mediation. Otherwise Intel could shut down AMD´s CPU production completely in two month.
3/17/2009
Intel vs. AMD - Next Round
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Overall, I think that right now AMD has the advantage, with their proposed to be 16-core 4.0Ghz Buldozer, it will take the lead in manufacturing CPU's. Unless Intel doesn't pull up their socks and develop somthing good, to beat the Buldozer. It will be 16-core 4.0Ghz Buldozer verses a Quad-Core 3.2Ghz Intel Core i7 Extreme.
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