Intel ordered to pay $949 million for patent infringement on processors

Now Intel has a new problem. According to the latest information, the California giant was sentenced to pay a total of $949 million due to patent infringement of the processor.

Specifically, the case involves Intel’s Skylake and Cascade Lake processors, and the lawsuit was filed by VLSI Technology, one of its longtime competitors.

Large companies stop having problems, like any other, not because they are more popular. By the way, since they have more power and more fame, these issues also end up having more impact on the market. And this is a good example of that.

Intel has always been one of the most famous brands in the tech world, especially in regards to its processors. But now he has some problems with patenting some old models.

Intel fined $949 million

The company, led by Pat Gelsinger, has new problem at hand related to their processors. Now Intel is being sued for patent infringement and ordered to pay a $949 million fine for its Skylake and Cascade Lake processors.

The lawsuit was filed by VLSI Technology, with which Intel had other disagreements. And this time, a Texas federal grand jury said the California company would have to pay that amount to the plaintiff. The indictment alleges that Intel infringed a patent with its processors, namely the 2015 Skylake and 2019 Cascade Lake architectures.

These architectures are several years old, and according to VLSI lawyers, these violations have allowed the creation of "millions and millions of violations every second".

In turn, Intel claims that these two CPUs use technologies developed by itself, but the plaintiff accuses the company of violating his patent 7 242 552which corresponds to the method of reducing defects due to the tension applied to the adhesive pads.

An Intel spokesman said that the company "strongly disagree"of this decision and intends to appeal against it, stating that this is the case "one of many examples showing that the US patent system is in dire need of reform".

VLSI is the patent holder and subsidiary of SoftBank Group.