Ali, it looks all of patents that DEC is claiming Intel has infringed upon are algorithm or circut/block diagram related in which, to my relief, non of them is related to the manufacturing processes of the semiconductor itself. In the automotive industry, an algorithm/circuit type of patent infringement is extremely difficult to prove in court, unless the algorithm is copied block (flow chart) for block including the exact content, or if the circuit is copied p-n junctions for p-n junctions, delay-lines for dealy-lines, capacitors for capacitors, etc.; in the CPU industry, I expect it is very much simular in which DEC is going to find a very tough time of finding Intel guilty of these patent infringements.
By the way, since you work for a box maker, how many K6 machines has your company assembled so far? And how many sold? What clock speed? Please give me a realistic answer but not an optimistic one.
And off topic, it is awfully low of you following me into the Cisco thread and trying to disencourage someone from investing in Intel. Nice try, Ali. Why are you so much against Intel anyway? Did you also give up a 700% gain in Intel to settle for a mere 50% gain in AMD? Are you, Bill B*, and -:) the same person by any chance?
Best of luck to your beloved AMD investments.
- John |
