2019-11-01 - Alan Patterson
GlobalFoundries & TSMC Agree ‘Record’ Settlement
The settlement between the two appears to be a David vs. Goliath victory for the smaller foundry (GF) gaining access…
2019-10-03 - Brian Santo
TSMC Countersues GF
GlobalFoundries took a potshot at the biggest fab in the world, charging TSMC with patent infringement. Of course TSMC punched…
2019-09-02 - Barbara Jorgensen
What Does GlobalFoundries Hope to Achieve?
Distributors have no direct influence on technologies associated with their suppliers' components, but GlobalFoundries' goal could be to irritate TSMC…
2019-08-29 - Alan Patterson
GlobalFoundries/TSMC Spat Holding the Industry Back
The legal battles are going to drag out for a long time. It's hard to see how these lawsuits are…
2019-01-17 - Rick Merritt
Qualcomm Defends Licensing in FTC Trial
The U.S. FTC questioned more than half a dozen patent-licensing incidents at Qualcomm as it closed its antitrust case. Co-founder…
2017-10-25 - Dylan McGrath, EE Times
Apple and Samsung Headed Back to Court
Electronics heavyweights to continue dispute about smartphone patent infringement after judge orders new trial.