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To: Scrapps who wrote (6313)	5/16/1999 3:20:00 PM
From: Michael F. Donadio	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9236

Scrapps, I feel that if Aware ever gets a patent for G.lite there will be a dispute with TI/Amati. That's only my opinion and I have no expertise on this. I don't believe from what I know, that TI/Amati will ever pay Aware royalties on G.Lite. From my reading: TXN/Amati recognizes the virtue of a splitterless ADSL implementation in speeding up deployment and has a position paper on it.("Universal DSL Deployment of G.Lite" from September, 1998 (http://www-s.ti.com/sc/psheets/spaa007a/spaa007a.pdf): <<g.lite is a splitterless ADSL modem leveraging the standards of "ANSI T1.413i2 for full-rate ADSL" wherever possible. Texas Instruments is developing their own g.lite version by "leveraging its world class programmable C6x DSP technology, mixed signal technology and Amati's DMT leadership and field trial expertise".>> If AWRE receives a patent on g.lite, (which Hambrect & Quist are presenting as part of their buy recommendation on AWRE) I presume TXN/Amati would have to pay royalties to AWRE. TXN/Amati, however, own key patents for ADSL/DMT upon which g.lite is based and from AWRE's Edgar 10-K405: <<Aware has also received notice from Amati of the pendency of various patent applications which Amati considers to be pertinent to the design and operation of ADSL modems. Unless and until a patent actually issues, there can be no infringement, and Aware has not examined any such patent applications or received an opinion of patent counsel with respect thereto. Aware has not received any further communication from either Texas Instruments/Amati or Telebit regarding the foregoing since 1996.>> Don't know what it means except that this is the first time I've heard about Full Rate ADSL G.Lite and its not from Aware. I still don't believe that TI/Amati will pay royalties to AWRE. Cross licensing seems to be a more realistic outcome -- but what do I know about that -- zip. All the best, Michael