Intel, Cyrix Settle Patent Lawsuit

Santa Clara-based semiconductor giant Intel Corp. and Cyrix Corp., a developer of Intel-clone microprocessors, said they settled a patent-infringement lawsuit that Cyrix filed against Intel last year. Cyrix, which last year was purchased by Santa Clara-based National Semiconductor Corp., sued Intel in May 1997. Cyrix alleged that Intel infringed some of Cyrix’s patents for certain microprocessor technologies. National Semiconductor already had a broad cross-licensing patent agreement with Intel in place since 1976. Under the agreement, Intel and National agreed to extend the terms of that pact. The settlement also dismisses Cyrix’s lawsuit filed against Intel in May. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but the companies said there was no financial impact.