Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

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The Cyrix law suit with Intel involved the use of IBM as a foundry. The Court opinion presented a lot of information on the IBM/Intel cross license. A good but imprecise summary of the license is all of our stuff for all of yours in the semiconductor field. That includes both manufacturing and IC design patents

The legal network in Silicon Valley has had a lot of experience advising start ups on these IP licensing issuesand for $400 [edit: per hour]can give you plan on how to avoid Intel's or IBM's or Lucent's patent portfolio. An element of any business plan presented to a venture capital firm today is how to handle the IP portfolio of the major player(s) in your chosen field.