On Monday, semiconductor firm VLSI Technology reassured a delighted Texas federal judge that a recent Federal Circuit ruling to nullify their hefty $2.2 billion patent infringement victory over Intel will not affect their additional $949 million judgement against the same company. This implies that the near-billion-dollar settlement still holds its weight and continues to be a matter of great dispute between the two parties.
VLSI, a historically significant maker of custom and semi-custom Integrated Circuit (IC) solutions, was reportedly left undeterred by the latest Federal Circuit’s decision. This resilience may be attributed, in part, to their previous experience of overcoming legal tribulations in patent infringement cases.
For further details on this continuing story, legal professionals and interested readers can find more information on the proceedings from the original report here.