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saaya
05-27-2005, 01:05 PM
A FIRM has taken legal action against Intel alleging that it breached patents which underly so-called hyperthreading technology.

The case was filed in a Texas district court by Biax earlier this month.

Biax alleges that its patent, 4,847,755, titled "parallel process method and apparatus for increasing processing throughput by parallel processing low level instructions having natural concurrencies" is infringed by Intel in a number of ways.

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=23550

wha? :eh:

DriveEuro
06-10-2005, 06:34 AM
Wow, that's a crapload of patents. Strained silicone... HyperThreading...

bxa121
06-10-2005, 09:07 AM
haha the strained silicone one is funny. intel started the trial cos they knew they would get sued.. rather get it over and done with eh intel?

its too much.

Cooper
06-10-2005, 09:14 AM
Heh. So much for x86 pioneer. Intel :nono:
:D