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Intel has patents over the x86 instruction set. Not the x86 instruction sets - that's out of patent protection a while ago (patents are max 20 years). Maybe a
by inteld 10y ago
Intel has patents over the x86 instruction set.
Not the x86 instruction sets - that's out of patent protection a while ago (patents are max 20 years).
Maybe amd64 (which is more AMDs parents).
- mee_too 10y agoYes, one can legally build and sell an 8086 clone. But there are tons of patented extensions in newer CPUs, e.g. http://www.patents.com/us-7499962.html http://www.patents.com/us-7499962.html .