Intel to Pay Nvidia $1,500,000,000 for Licensing

blibbax · Jan 10, 2011, 11:58 PM

Nvidia released news today that Intel has agreed to pay the graphics maker an aggregate of $1.5 billion in licensing fees payable in five annual installments, beginning Jan. 18, 2011.

Just as big news is that Nvidia and Intel have also agreed to drop all outstanding legal disputes between them.

Source: Tom's Hardware

**synthesis204** · Jan 11, 2011, 12:06 AM

Aww. What about poor old Via? What're they going to do? *sarcasm*

I mean...Intel wasn't about to partner with AMD. And nVidia sure wasn't. Can "green camp" start to include Intel now?

iPlayer · Jan 11, 2011, 01:03 AM

Nvidia's future is looking bright.

crowTrobot · Jan 11, 2011, 06:00 AM

Hmmm, which Nvidia tech is Intel going to use that they are referring to? Chipsets?

What does it mean? /double-rainbow

blibbax · Jan 11, 2011, 11:19 AM

I'm really not sure what exactly Nvidia has that Intel wants, but things like SLI and decent drivers for IGPs come to mind.

Intel needs Nvidia on side if AMD ever starts to compete in the high end gaming PC market imo.

What I would like to see is Nvidia chipsets for next gen Intel and AMD processors. Not because there's anything that good about Nvidia chipsets, just because we could do with some competition there. Also, as things stand atm, bulldozer+SLI will be impossible.

I'd also like to see Nvidia get hold of an x86 license...

mkk · Jan 11, 2011, 01:38 PM

Nvidia seems squarely set on ARM processors and this deal means more that they will revert back to a cautiously friendly relations. After all Nvidia's position was that Intel were already infringing on patents even before the Sandy Bridge IGP. This deal doesn't indicate much of collaboration beyond a six year truce. In six years who knows, maybe ARM can become a major player in workstation and even gaming PC's. I doubt that ARM-Windows has that bright a future, but who knows.

crowTrobot · Jan 11, 2011, 03:23 PM

Apparently Nvidia still isn't allowed to make chipsets but they get access to Intel's microprocessor tech to use in their Project Denver. Intel has access to Nvidia's tech as well but I don't know if they have to pay for it. Wow, Nvidia's lawyers really did a number on Intel. 1.5B is more than what AMD got from their settlement with Intel.

**MIG-31** · Jan 11, 2011, 05:57 PM

JFYI....I were not able to move the comments over to the HH's Front Page as to the time of the Opening post... (And thanks to Blibbax for the Submit)

Which were the partial reason i moved it here... But to save on the confusion of the same article being discussed on two different parts of the HH website.

Its now time to redirect this to This Thread.

Thanks for the comments and please understand the reason why... Thread Closed.

Jan 10, 2011, 11:58 PM	#1
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,260 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Intel to Pay Nvidia $1,500,000,000 for Licensing Nvidia released news today that Intel has agreed to pay the graphics maker an aggregate of $1.5 billion in licensing fees payable in five annual installments, beginning Jan. 18, 2011. Just as big news is that Nvidia and Intel have also agreed to drop all outstanding legal disputes between them. Source: Tom's Hardware __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!

Jan 11, 2011, 12:06 AM	#2
synthesis204 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,177 Rep Power: 97 System Specs	Intel to Pay NVIDIA Technology Licensing Fees of $1.5 Billion Aww. What about poor old Via? What're they going to do? sarcasm I mean...Intel wasn't about to partner with AMD. And nVidia sure wasn't. Can "green camp" start to include Intel now?

Jan 11, 2011, 01:03 AM	#3
iPlayer Filled with noobsauce Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: between the buns Posts: 1,450 Rep Power: 59	Re: Intel to Pay Nvidia $1,500,000,000 for Licensing Nvidia's future is looking bright.

Jan 11, 2011, 06:00 AM	#4
crowTrobot HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 699 Rep Power: 83 System Specs	Re: Intel to Pay Nvidia $1,500,000,000 for Licensing Hmmm, which Nvidia tech is Intel going to use that they are referring to? Chipsets? What does it mean? /double-rainbow

Jan 11, 2011, 11:19 AM	Thread Starter #5
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,260 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Re: Intel to Pay Nvidia $1,500,000,000 for Licensing I'm really not sure what exactly Nvidia has that Intel wants, but things like SLI and decent drivers for IGPs come to mind. Intel needs Nvidia on side if AMD ever starts to compete in the high end gaming PC market imo. What I would like to see is Nvidia chipsets for next gen Intel and AMD processors. Not because there's anything that good about Nvidia chipsets, just because we could do with some competition there. Also, as things stand atm, bulldozer+SLI will be impossible. I'd also like to see Nvidia get hold of an x86 license... __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!

Jan 11, 2011, 01:38 PM	#6
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Re: Intel to Pay Nvidia $1,500,000,000 for Licensing Nvidia seems squarely set on ARM processors and this deal means more that they will revert back to a cautiously friendly relations. After all Nvidia's position was that Intel were already infringing on patents even before the Sandy Bridge IGP. This deal doesn't indicate much of collaboration beyond a six year truce. In six years who knows, maybe ARM can become a major player in workstation and even gaming PC's. I doubt that ARM-Windows has that bright a future, but who knows.

Jan 11, 2011, 03:23 PM	#7
crowTrobot HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 699 Rep Power: 83 System Specs	Re: Intel to Pay Nvidia $1,500,000,000 for Licensing Apparently Nvidia still isn't allowed to make chipsets but they get access to Intel's microprocessor tech to use in their Project Denver. Intel has access to Nvidia's tech as well but I don't know if they have to pay for it. Wow, Nvidia's lawyers really did a number on Intel. 1.5B is more than what AMD got from their settlement with Intel.

Jan 11, 2011, 05:57 PM	#8
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Re: Intel to Pay Nvidia $1,500,000,000 for Licensing JFYI....I were not able to move the comments over to the HH's Front Page as to the time of the Opening post... (And thanks to Blibbax for the Submit) Which were the partial reason i moved it here... But to save on the confusion of the same article being discussed on two different parts of the HH website. Its now time to redirect this to This Thread. Thanks for the comments and please understand the reason why... Thread Closed. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here