So, if Transmeta can license technologies based on Intel patents then why wouldn't Transmeta design some stuff and license it to AMD? Sounds like a reasonable revenue enhancer to me, but I'm not sure why Intel would pay for the right to let Transmeta do that. Perhaps Intel was on the hook very heavily to Transmeta's power management patents?
Or perhaps I misread the article? Where's the big question mark icon when you need it?
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Intel pays $250m to end Transmeta patent fight
Anonymous Coward
AMD? #
Posted Thursday 25th October 2007 15:23 GMT
So, if Transmeta can license technologies based on Intel patents then why wouldn't Transmeta design some stuff and license it to AMD? Sounds like a reasonable revenue enhancer to me, but I'm not sure why Intel would pay for the right to let Transmeta do that. Perhaps Intel was on the hook very heavily to Transmeta's power management patents?
Or perhaps I misread the article? Where's the big question mark icon when you need it?
Anonymous Coward
Intel "stumping up"? #
Posted Thursday 25th October 2007 16:54 GMT
Seems like the wrong metaphor. More like piss out (and forget).