Intel agrees to pay NVIDIA $1.5b in patent license fees, signs cross-license - Polidicks

[url]http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/10/intel-agrees-to-pay-nvidia-1-5b-in-patent-license-fees-signs-c/[/url] [quote]Between [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/05/nvidia-takes-its-feud-with-intel-to-cartoonish-new-levels/"]slagging each other off[/URL] with cartoons like the one above and taking each other to court [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/27/nvidia-sues-intel-right-back-over-nehalem-chipset-licensing/"]over chipset licenses[/URL], there's been no love lost between NVIDIA and Intel over the past few years -- but it looks like the war is over. The two companies just announced a new six-year cross-licensing deal that will see Intel paying NVIDIA a total of $1.5b over the next five years for access to NVIDIA's technology, while also giving NVIDIA a license to some of Intel's patents. The two companies have also agreed to drop all pending litigation, because you know, they're now friends who just exchanged a billion and half dollars. Crucially, Intel won't give up rights to x86, flash memory or "certain chipsets," so we don't really know if this agreement allows NVIDIA to [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/08/nvidia-halting-chipset-development-after-all/"]produce integrated graphics[/URL] for Sandy Bridge -- although most manufacturers are going with an Optimus-style discrete / integrated switchable arrangement that [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/16/2011-to-bring-200-pcs-combining-geforce-gpus-and-sandy-bridge-f/"]pairs Intel's on-die graphics with a discrete NVIDIA chip[/URL] anyway, so we're not so sure it actually matters. We would love to see NVIDIA support [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/03/intel-to-launch-insider-movie-service-with-1080p-content-widi-2/"]Intel's Wireless Display 2.0[/URL] and the new [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/03/intel-to-launch-insider-movie-service-with-1080p-content-widi-2/"]Insider 1080p movie service[/URL], though -- and if these two coming closer together results in better Intel on-board graphics that can rival [URL="http://www.engadget.com/tag/amd,fusion"]AMD Fusion[/URL], well, things will get [I]very[/I] interesting indeed. Oh, the possibilities of peace. P.S.- And seriously, what a turnaround for NVIDIA at CES: it's gone from being the company that was going nowhere with Tegra to completely [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/07/nvidia-shows-off-tegra-2-gameplay-on-atrix-4g-and-optimus-2x/"]dominating[/URL] the [URL="http://www.engadget.com/tag/tegra2,tablet"]Android landscape[/URL] with [URL="http://www.engadget.com/tag/tegra2"]Tegra 2[/URL], finding its way into all [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/07/next-generation-audi-mmi-touch-dashboard-with-nvidia-tegra-power/"]sorts[/URL] [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/07/next-generation-audi-mmi-touch-dashboard-with-nvidia-tegra-power/"]of[/URL] [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/06/tesla-model-s-is-bundled-up-at-ces-we-unwrap-it-video/"]cars[/URL], and upending the desktop processor space with [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/nvidia-announces-project-denver-arm-cpu-for-the-desktop/"]Project Denver[/URL] -- all while pocketing $1.5b of Intel's cash. Not bad work for one Mr. Jen-Hsun Huang. [B]Update:[/B] NVIDIA just said on its press call that it has "no intentions to build chipsets for Intel processors," and that Intel will be able to use NVIDIA's technology in Sandy Bridge, so we suppose that answers that question.[/quote] hoyl shit

Sounds interesting. Keeping the two close to the metal means more readily available access to the frame buffer straight from the CPU, like on most Sony platforms. If Sony wasn't clever with their CPU/GPU architecture, games like Shadow of the Colossus, what with their post processing effects, would [b]never[/b] have ran on the PS2.

I wish I had invested in NVIDIA stocks now... [editline]10th January 2011[/editline] Not to mention they fucking doubled today.

About time.

took long enough when is Intel going to let nvidia use a x64 licence anyway?

If only intel merged with nvidia, like amd did. A man can dream

I think we can expect a lot of incredibly powerful cards in the next 6 years or so.

[QUOTE=Downsider;27341906]Sounds interesting. Keeping the two close to the metal means more readily available access to the frame buffer straight from the CPU, like on most Sony platforms. If Sony wasn't clever with their CPU/GPU architecture, games like Shadow of the Colossus, what with their post processing effects, would [b]never[/b] have ran on the PS2.[/QUOTE] Dude. I fucking loved that game.

I figure it's rather necessary for them to cooperate in order to compete with AMD and ATI, what with those 2 companies coming out with a CPU merged with a GPU for laptops and other such cooperative ventures.

[QUOTE=edja007;27344039]If only intel merged with nvidia, like amd did. A man can dream[/QUOTE] Would probably not work out and Amd bought Ati since they needed graphics to compete with intel. Intel don't need nvidia. In short i think this is fucking bullshit, at least for us consumers. Won't surprise me that this will end up with higher prices, monopoly and even more EU lawsuits and record fines.

Well that's not something I expected.

[QUOTE=Brage Nyman;27345182]Would probably not work out and Amd bought Ati since they needed graphics to compete with intel. Intel don't need nvidia. In short i think this is fucking bullshit, at least for us consumers. Won't surprise me that this will end up with higher prices, monopoly and even more EU lawsuits and record fines.[/QUOTE] Intel buying nvidia would be a bit harder than AMD buying ATI anyway

[QUOTE=Tetracycline;27345392]Intel buying nvidia would be a bit harder than AMD buying ATI anyway[/QUOTE] But Amd bought Ati since they lacked graphics to compete with intel. I'm pretty sure Intel isn't even thinking about purchasing Nvidia. Intel is right now doing exactly what Amd did but on a smaller scale.

AMD Radeon HD > Intel GMA.

sounds like I smell a merger in 15 years

And I will be skipping sandy bridge because of this.

[QUOTE=doonbugie2;27345771]AMD Radeon HD > Intel GMA.[/QUOTE] Not in terms of power usage. which is the main draw for usage in netbooks that use them. And not if you count the Sandy Bridge IGP which is by-far the most powerful IGP created for now.

Oh for fuck's sake. I have the money to buy the shares, but I missed the time frame, now it's trending.