To: Purebull who wrote (47068 ) 2/3/1998 3:59:00 PM From: Paul Engel Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 186894
Intel Investors - Intel and Cyrix/NSM SETTLE the Patent Infringement Suit Filed by Cyrix I think I predicted this a few months ago! Paul {=============================}biz.yahoo.com Tuesday February 3, 3:29 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release Intel and National Semiconductor Settle Cyrix Lawsuit Extend Patent Cross-License Agreement SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 1998--Intel Corporation and (NASDAQ: INTC - news) and National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: NSM - news) today announced theyhave settled a patent infringement lawsuit and extended the term of the existing patent cross-license agreement between the two companies. The settlement dismisses a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Cyrix Corporation against Intel in May 1997. Cyrix became a wholly owned subsidiary of National Semiconductor on Nov. 17, 1997. Under the settlement, Intel and National agreed to extend the term of their long-standing broad patent cross-license. Other terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of personal computer, networking and communications products. Additional information is available at www.intel.com/pressroom. National Semiconductor Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, produces system-on-a-chip silicon solutions for the information highway, based on its leadership in analog and mixed-signal technologies. National is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and focuses on the communications, personal systems, and consumer marketplace. National has annual sales of approximately $2.5 billion and 13,000 employees worldwide. Additional company and product information is available on the World Wide Web at www.national.com. Contact: Intel Chuck Mulloy, 408/765-3484 chuck_mulloy@ccm.sc.intel.com or National Semiconductor Alan Bernheimer, 408/721-8665 alan.bernheimer@nsc.com