NVIDIA and Rambus settle all disputes, sign patent license agreement

Posted on Wednesday, February 08 2012 @ 21:16 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Rambus announced it has signed a patent license agreement with NVIDIA. The agreement lasts for five years and settles all disputes between the two firms. Details on how much money is involved weren't made public.
Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies, announced today it has signed a patent license agreement with NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA).

The agreement covers the use of Rambus patented innovations in a broad range of integrated circuit (IC) products offered by NVIDIA. In addition, the two companies have settled all outstanding claims, including resolution of past use of Rambus’ patented innovations. The term of this agreement is five years; other details are confidential.

“This is an important license agreement as it settles our differences and allows us to move forward with NVIDIA, the leader in visual and parallel computing,” said Harold Hughes, president and chief executive officer at Rambus. “Looking forward, we have the opportunity to focus on developing innovative solutions in concert with our licensees to help bring compelling, innovative products to market.”


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