Year: 2024
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Arm Vows to Retry Case as Arm vs. Qualcomm Jury Deadlocked on One Question
In the Arm vs. Qualcomm case, the jury returned a partial verdict, leading Arm to seek a retrial. The judge directed both parties to seek a mediated solution instead. The jury ruled on Qualcomm’s breach of Nuvia’s Arm Licensing Agreement (ALA) and the coverage of Nuvia’s designs under the Qualcomm ALA. However, they did not…
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Arm vs Qualcomm, Day 3: Last Day of Testimony
Qualcomm completed its defense, calling an expert witness and its CEO, Cristiano Amon as well as other people via recorded interviews, including former Arm CEO Simon Segars. On Day 2, Arm made a strong case, showing documents evidencing that Nuvia violated its confidentiality agreement and that the term Arm Technology covered the entire Nuvia design.…
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Arm Vs Qualcomm, Day 2: Law of the Long Arm
Here’s why Arm will prevail in Arm vs Qualcomm and why that isn’t good.
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Arm vs Qualcomm, Day 1: Attack of the Clones
Three years ago Qualcomm acquired CPU designer Nuvia, triggering a legal battle with Arm. Licensors (e.g., Arm) routinely grant an acquirer’s request to transfer agreements from an acquired company. In the Qualcomm-Nuvia case, Arm withheld consent, but Qualcomm nonetheless plowed ahead. At Microprocessor Report, we editorialized that Qualcomm was in the right and, in the…
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Marvell’s Custom HBM Upends Memory Orthodoxy
Marvell and DRAM makers are customizing HBM, departing from Jedec standards and undercutting data-center AI-accelerator (GPU/NPU) upstarts.
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As Gelsinger Departs Intel, Manufacturing Issues Remain
Pat Gelsinger revitalized Intel’s chipmaking prowess and product competitiveness, but manufacturing problems loom large as the company burns cash.