ElNono
03-26-2016, 10:12 AM
Report: Intel May Dump Nvidia, Turn To AMD For Radeon Graphics Licensing
Intel could dump Nvidia for a licensing deal with AMD (http://www.pcworld.com/article/3045932/hardware/intel-may-turn-to-amd-for-radeon-graphics-tech-licensing.html) as the chip giant tries to prop up its patent portfolio. Currently, Intel is under a $1.5 billion licensing agreement with Nvidia (http://www.cnet.com/news/intel-to-pay-nvidia-1-5-billion-in-licensing-fees/), which the two companies signed in 2011. At the time, the two companies had spent years fighting each other in courts over patent licensing, and the agreement put all that litigation to rest. Intel's Nvidia deal is set to expire on March 17, 2017, and a recent report by Bloomberg claimed that Intel is now looking to cut a deal with AMD instead (http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2016/03/17/amd-street-shrugs-at-bloomberg-report-intel-may-license-graphics-patents/).
Intel could dump Nvidia for a licensing deal with AMD (http://www.pcworld.com/article/3045932/hardware/intel-may-turn-to-amd-for-radeon-graphics-tech-licensing.html) as the chip giant tries to prop up its patent portfolio. Currently, Intel is under a $1.5 billion licensing agreement with Nvidia (http://www.cnet.com/news/intel-to-pay-nvidia-1-5-billion-in-licensing-fees/), which the two companies signed in 2011. At the time, the two companies had spent years fighting each other in courts over patent licensing, and the agreement put all that litigation to rest. Intel's Nvidia deal is set to expire on March 17, 2017, and a recent report by Bloomberg claimed that Intel is now looking to cut a deal with AMD instead (http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2016/03/17/amd-street-shrugs-at-bloomberg-report-intel-may-license-graphics-patents/).