NVIDIA and Intel Sign Broad Cross-License, Chipsets License Agreements
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Nov. 19, 2004—
NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq:NVDA) and Intel Corporation
today announced the companies have signed a broad, multi-year patent
cross-license agreement spanning multiple product lines and product
generations. Additionally, the companies signed a multi-year chipset
agreement for NVIDIA to license Intel's front-side bus technology.
This will enable NVIDIA to deliver its NVIDIA nForce(TM) platform
technology on Intel-based systems.
"Today's agreements are significant for both companies and, more
importantly, represent a win for our mutual customers who now have
more choices for enhancing the PC experience," said Louis Burns, Intel
vice president and general manager, Desktop Products Group.
"Our two companies are working together to enhance the end-user
computing experience," added Jen-Hsun Huang, president and chief
executive officer of NVIDIA. "NVIDIA's product portfolio offers
exciting technology options to Intel customers, including our NVIDIA
nForce platform and PCI Express-based SLI graphics technology
solution."
About Intel
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading
manufacturer of computer, networking, and communications products.
Additional information about Intel is available at
www.intel.com/pressroom.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA Corporation is a worldwide leader in graphics and digital
media processors. The Company's products enhance the end-user
experience on consumer and professional computing devices. NVIDIA
graphics processing units (GPUs), media and communications processors
(MCPs), and wireless media processors (WMPs) have broad market reach
and are incorporated into a variety of platforms, including consumer
and enterprise PCs, notebooks, workstations, PDAs, mobile phones, and
video game consoles. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara,
California and employs more than 2,000 people worldwide. For more
information, visit the Company's Web site at www.nvidia.com .
Certain statements in this press release including, but not
limited to, statements as to benefits to Intel customers as a result
of the patent cross-license, enhancement of the computing experience
and delivery of the NVIDIA nForce technology platform to Intel-based
systems are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than
expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, the outcome of any disputes regarding intellectual
property, our ability to safeguard our intellectual property, the
impact of technological advances, compatibility of products, reliance
on third-party manufacturers, manufacturing delays, general industry
trends including cyclical trends in the PC and semiconductor
industries, the impact of competitive products and pricing
alternatives, changes in industry standards and interfaces, market
acceptance of our products, our dependence on third-party developers
and publishers and other risks detailed and from time to time in the
NVIDIA reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
including its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 25, 2004 and other
filings made from time to time with the SEC. These forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date hereof. NVIDIA disclaims any
obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
Copyright (C) 2004 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. All
company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are
associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are
subject to change without notice.
Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its
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-- Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of
others.
Contact:
Intel Corporation
Chuck Mulloy, 408-765-3484
chuck.mulloy@intel.com
or
NVIDIA Corporation
Calisa Cole, 408-486-6263
ccole@nvidia.com
