Recent rumors of Intel's licensing of GPU technology are rumors; most of the speculation is that Intel and NVIDIA's deal expires in 2017; in fact, Intel will also get the current NVIDIA patent portfolio for more than 20 years.
Recent rumors about Intel and AMD's GPU licensing rumors, which contains a false assumption. Assumption: Intel and NVIDIA patent licensing will be signed in early 2017 "expires." In fact, this is a wrong interpretation of the Intel / NVIDIA protocol.
Protocol interpretation
Since early March, there have been signs of rumors. March 18, a report on Wccftech, the reason given is the Intel and NVIDIA's license agreement "expiration" time is March 2017:
"With the licensing agreement with NVIDIA is about to expire in the first quarter of 2017, the Silicon Valley giant may be quietly seeking new cooperation with AMD ... ...
Intel is currently licensing a cross-license agreement with NVIDIA, which allows NVIDIA to use its own GPU intellectual property. This agreement is due to expire in the first quarter of 2017, which is NVIDIA's main source of $ 66 million per quarter ($ 264 million per fiscal year). But now Intel intends to quietly let AMD in the first quarter of 2017 to take over NVIDIA. " Fairchild Semiconductor
A variety of reports indicate that Intel must have some form of licensing agreement with NVIDIA or AMD to replace the expiring "NVIDIA license." But there is no more evidence to express the truth. By carefully reading the agreement, expressly stated that Intel can permanently and unrestricted access to NVIDIA's current patent portfolio.
Therefore, Intel is currently using the built-in GPU patented technology will be indefinitely used. Under the current license agreement, Intel is able to use any relevant patents until the patent expires. However, for a recently licensed patent, the expiration may be 20 years later.
Patent documents from the intellectual property into a product takes several years to precipitate, which also gives Intel a rich patent on the NVIDIA library to choose. Although Intel to NVIDIA to pay 1.5 billion US dollars will expire this year. But Intel still has the right to use the current patent portfolio.
NVIDIA has granted Intel and its subsidiaries a non-transferable, non-exclusive license under the patent cross-license agreement, and all patents are under the control and possession of the parties until the first filing date will be March 31, 2017 That day or before.
Patent cross-license agreement will continue until the end of the patent expires ... ... "
Since any patent is available as soon as it expires, the agreement actually grants Intel the right to perpetually use the current NVIDIA patent portfolio. As of March 31, 2017, the agreement may still be in the application phase, so Intel may continue to use NVIDIA's current patent intellectual property over the next 20 years. skyworks
As mentioned in the license agreement on March 31, 2017, is not available after the expiration of the patent. This could also encourage Intel to make some future licensing arrangements, but will not immediately put pressure on. As I said before, patented technology to commercial products may take several years to complete, and Intel may not even close to depleting all the patent portfolio NVIDIA stage.
Although, NVIDIA may be in the process of patent application withheld valuable patents, until March 31, 2017 expires, but this is unlikely. Since the adoption of the American Inventions Act of 2011, the US Patent Office has granted patents based on the priority of "first filing", not the previous "first invention" system. The "first invention" system is susceptible to numerous litigation because it allows the challenge of patents granted on the basis of documents or other evidence that the challenger can claim to have invented. But the "first filing" rule takes effect in 2013.
Rumors storm
In a recent forum post, HardOCP editor Kyle Bennett declared:
"AMD and Intel will sign a license agreement, AMD's GPU technology will be placed in Intel's GPU"
Rumors may or may not be correct. Making the rumor more convincing is that Intel and NVIDA's license agreement.
Contrary to existing assumptions, Intel is not under tight surveillance GPU license agreement. It's also hard to see why Intel paid GPU license fees to AMD because Intel still had access to a lot of patent intellectual property that NVIDIA had not yet developed.
However, in addition to obtaining patents, the transaction is still some loopholes. Intel had never received any technical assistance from NVIDIA GPUs during its development, or had used the NVIDIA brand directly in its products.
In many respects, technical assistance, even on specific circuits, may be more valuable than the patent itself. AMD may provide assistance. Working directly with GPU vendors will produce more built-in GPU products.
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