{"id":52087,"date":"2019-10-28T22:07:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T21:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=52087"},"modified":"2019-10-28T22:07:19","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T21:07:19","slug":"globalfoundries-and-tsmc-announce-resolution-of-global-disputes-through-broad-global-patent-cross-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/52087-globalfoundries-and-tsmc-announce-resolution-of-global-disputes-through-broad-global-patent-cross-license\/","title":{"rendered":"GLOBALFOUNDRIES<\/span> and TSMC<\/span> Announce Resolution of Global Disputes Through Broad Global Patent Cross-License"},"content":{"rendered":"

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San\u00adta Cla\u00adra, CA<\/span> and Hsin\u00adchu, Tai\u00adwan, R.O.C. Oct. 28, 2019 <\/strong>\u2013 GLOBALFOUNDRIES<\/span> (GF<\/span>) and TSMC<\/span> today announ\u00adced they are dis\u00admiss\u00ading all liti\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon bet\u00adween them as well as tho\u00adse that invol\u00adve any of their cus\u00adto\u00admers. The com\u00adpa\u00adnies have agreed to a broad life-of-patents cross-licen\u00adse to each other\u2019s world\u00adwi\u00adde exis\u00adting semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor patents as well as tho\u00adse patents that will be filed during the next ten years as both com\u00adpa\u00adnies con\u00adti\u00adnue to invest signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly in semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor rese\u00adarch and development. <\/p>\n

This reso\u00adlu\u00adti\u00adon gua\u00adran\u00adtees GF<\/span> and TSMC<\/span> free\u00addom to ope\u00adra\u00adte and ensu\u00adres that their respec\u00adti\u00adve cus\u00adto\u00admers will con\u00adti\u00adnue to have access to each foundry\u2019s com\u00adple\u00adte array of tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies and services.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>We are plea\u00adsed to have quick\u00adly rea\u00adched this sett\u00adle\u00adment that ack\u00adnow\u00adled\u00adges the strength of our respec\u00adti\u00adve intellec\u00adtu\u00adal pro\u00adper\u00adty. Today\u2019s announce\u00adment enables both of our com\u00adpa\u00adnies to focus on inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon and to bet\u00adter ser\u00adve our cli\u00adents around the world,\u201d said Tho\u00admas Caul\u00adfield, CEO<\/span> of GF<\/span>. \u201cThis agree\u00adment bet\u00adween GF<\/span> and TSMC<\/span> secu\u00adres GF<\/span>\u2019s abili\u00adty to grow and is a win for the enti\u00adre semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor indus\u00adtry which is at the core of today\u2019s glo\u00adbal economy.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>The semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor indus\u00adtry has always been high\u00adly com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adve, dri\u00adving the play\u00aders to pur\u00adsue inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon that enri\u00adched the lives of mil\u00adli\u00adons of peo\u00adp\u00adle around the world. TSMC<\/span> has inves\u00adted tens of bil\u00adli\u00adons of dol\u00adlars towards inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon to reach our lea\u00adding posi\u00adti\u00adon today,\u201d said Syl\u00advia Fang, Gene\u00adral Coun\u00adsel for TSMC<\/span>. \u201cThe reso\u00adlu\u00adti\u00adon is a posi\u00adti\u00adve deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment that keeps our focus on advan\u00adcing the needs of our cus\u00adto\u00admers for tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies that will con\u00adti\u00adnue to bring inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon to life, enab\u00adling the enti\u00adre semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor indus\u00adtry to thri\u00adve and prosper.\u201d<\/p>\n

About GLOBALFOUNDRIES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

GLOBALFOUNDRIES<\/span> (GF<\/span>) is the world\u2019s lea\u00adding spe\u00adcial\u00adty foundry. We deli\u00adver dif\u00adfe\u00adren\u00adtia\u00adted fea\u00adture-rich solu\u00adti\u00adons that enable our cli\u00adents to deve\u00adlop inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve pro\u00adducts for high-growth mar\u00adket seg\u00adments. GF<\/span> pro\u00advi\u00addes a broad ran\u00adge of plat\u00adforms and fea\u00adtures with a uni\u00adque mix of design, deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment and fabri\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon ser\u00advices. With an at-sca\u00adle manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring foot\u00adprint span\u00adning the U.S., Euro\u00adpe and Asia, GF<\/span> has the fle\u00adxi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty and agi\u00adli\u00adty to meet the dyna\u00admic needs of cli\u00adents across the glo\u00adbe. GF<\/span> is owned by Muba\u00add\u00ada\u00adla Invest\u00adment Com\u00adpa\u00adny. For more infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon, visit globalfoundries.com.<\/p>\n

About TSMC<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

TSMC<\/span> pio\u00adnee\u00adred the pure-play foundry busi\u00adness model when it was foun\u00added in 1987, and has been the world\u2019s lar\u00adgest dedi\u00adca\u00adted semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor foundry ever sin\u00adce. The com\u00adpa\u00adny sup\u00adports a thri\u00adving eco\u00adsys\u00adtem of glo\u00adbal cus\u00adto\u00admers and part\u00adners with the industry\u2019s lea\u00adding pro\u00adcess tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy and port\u00adfo\u00adlio of design ena\u00adblem\u00adent solu\u00adti\u00adons to unleash inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon for the glo\u00adbal semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor industry. <\/p>\n

TSMC<\/span> ser\u00adves its cus\u00adto\u00admers with glo\u00adbal capa\u00adci\u00adty of more than 12 mil\u00adli\u00adon 12-inch equi\u00adva\u00adlent wafers per year in 2019, and pro\u00advi\u00addes the broa\u00addest ran\u00adge of tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies from 2 micron all the way to foundry\u2019s most advan\u00adced pro\u00adces\u00adses, which is 7\u2011nanometer today. TSMC<\/span> is the first foundry to pro\u00advi\u00adde 7\u2011nanometer pro\u00adduc\u00adtion capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties and the first to com\u00admer\u00adcia\u00adli\u00adze Extre\u00adme Ultra\u00advio\u00adlet (EUV<\/span>) litho\u00adgra\u00adphy tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy in deli\u00adve\u00adring cus\u00adto\u00admer pro\u00adducts to mar\u00adket in high volu\u00adme. TSMC<\/span> is head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Hsin\u00adchu, Tai\u00adwan. For more infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about TSMC<\/span> plea\u00adse visit http:\/\/www.tsmc.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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