Replies to post #989 on Intel Corp (INTC)

[Elmer Phud]

No, I'm not talking about that kind of lawsuit, I'm talking about the significant amounts of confidential information in his head and it would be too risky for Intel to hire him. It is much cheaper to file a lawsuit, threaten to file, or just press release about how that mean old Intel has stolen your really smart person with really important information in his head. I'm not saying Intel would lose a lawsuit, but it's probably not worth the aggravation.

Such concerns didn't stop AMD from hiring (and them firing) Vhin Dham.

EP

[Yousef]

Nitt,

Re: "I'm talking about the significant amounts of confidential information in his head
and it would be too risky for Intel to hire him."

This sort of knowledge is called "residual knowledge" and can freely be
taken with him. The only thing INTC would need to watch out for is violating
any patents ... Does INTC and AMD have a cross-patent agreement ??!!

Make It So,
Yousef

[Windsock]

RE:"I'm talking about the significant amounts of confidential information in his head and it would be too risky for Intel to hire him."

Note that Dirk Meyer worked on the Alpha Processor at DEC and later joined AMD where he worked on the K7. There was no difficulty in that situation.

California has rules that go a long way toward protecting the right of an employee in using his or her professional skills. Intel has no product that would compete with a Hammer chipset so the confidential information from AMD would not be useful or sued in an Intel product.

The chances of a successful law suit by AMD are pretty low.