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> Seems very cut and dry from the facts laid out in this very same article. It's not quite that simple. Qualcomm has a separate license from ARM that allows d
by Tuna-Fish 2y ago
> Seems very cut and dry from the facts laid out in this very same article.
It's not quite that simple.
Qualcomm has a separate license from ARM that allows doing all the things they are currently doing with Nuvia IP. ARM claims that this license does not cover Nuvia IP, and that since Nuvia broke the terms of their license, all that IP needs to be destroyed. Qualcomm claims that they bought the IP separately from any license, and that they can just continue using it under the terms of their own license, and that no term in that license prevents Qualcomm from using the Nuvia IP under it.
The issue is at least murky enough that no court has granted ARM an injunction over it.
- wyldfire 2y agoIf I had to guess, Qualcomm negotiated their architectural license before revealing their acquisition of nuvia. And maybe the nuvia license gives more favorable royalties than the Qualcomm one?
- rcxdude 2y agoQualcomm probably negotiated their architectural license before Nuvia existed: They had at least one (for an older arch) in 1998!
- fingerlocks 2y agoThat’s a crucial bit of information that was omitted. Very informative, thanks!