Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

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Jerry R, very interesting document. Unfortunately there is much left to the imagination. Using a broad reading, AMD has rights to produce Itanium and both companies have rights to each others' flash technology. Such a broad reading cannot be right, so that leaves me unsure of how to interpret the whole thing. A lot depends on these blanks near the top:

1.3. "AMD Compatible Chipsets" shall mean *****.

1.4. "AMD Interface" shall mean *****.

1.5. "AMD Licensed Products" shall mean *****.

1.6. "AMD Processor" shall mean *****.

1.7. "AMD Processor Bus" shall mean *****.

1.8. "AMD Proprietary Product" shall mean *****.

1.9. "Information System Product" shall mean *****.

A similar list follows for Intel.

As an example, I was wondering how the document treats "AMD Processor Bus" (because that is one real jewel in AMD technology). Searching on 'bus' does not show the term being used anywhere, so it must be in one of the blanked sections (or why would it be defined?).

I suspect any limitations (that may or may not exist) on what each company can do with the instruction set must be in a blanked area.

It made interesting reading, but in the final analysis there is too much blanked to really tell what was cross-licensed and what was protected.

On Mr. Ruiz & royalty checks: It makes an interesting visual, but I suspect Hector has better things to do during his work day, and there are competant accountants for that sort of thing.