Intel was ordered to pay $949 million for CPU patent infringement

Intel was ordered to pay 9 million for CPU patent infringement

Intel now has a new problem on its hands. According to recent information, the California giant was ordered to pay a total of $949 million due to processor patent infringement.

Specifically, the case concerns Intel’s Skylake and Cascade Lake CPUs and the lawsuit was brought by VLSI Technology, one of its longtime competitors.


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Intel has always been one of the best known brands in the world of technology, especially for its processors. But now it's having some patent issues with some older models.

Intel fined $949 million

The company led by Pat Gelsinger has New problem On hand related to their processors. Intel has now been sued for patent infringement and ordered to pay a $949 million fine for its Skylake and Cascade Lake CPUs.

The process was introduced by VLSI Technology, with which Intel had other disagreements. This time, a Texas federal jury said the California company would have to pay that amount to the plaintiff. The indictment alleges that Intel infringed a patent with its processors, specifically in relation to the 2015 Skylake and 2019 Cascade Lake architectures.

These structures date back several years and, according to VLSI lawyers, these irregularities allowed the generation of “Millions and millions of violations every second🇧🇷

In turn, Intel says that these two processors use technologies developed on its own, but the plaintiff accuses the company of violating Its patent is 7,242,552which corresponds to a method for reducing defects caused by tension applied to glue bandages.

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An Intel spokesperson said the company "Strongly Disagreeof this decision and intends to appeal it, considering that this case "One of many examples that show that the US patent system is in dire need of reform🇧🇷

VLSI is a patent holding company of the SoftBank Group.

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