[0] Lattice and Altera Execute Comprehensive Patent Cross-License Agreement.Business Editors SAN JOSE, Calif. & HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2001 Altera Corporation (Nasdaq:ALTR) and Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq:LSCC LSCC Lake-Sumter Community College (Florida) LSCC Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (stock symbol) LSCC Lawson State Community College (Alabama) ) today announced they have signed a comprehensive, royalty-free patent cross-license agreement and have entered into a multi-year patent peace agreement. In addition, Lattice and Altera have agreed to dismiss all patent infringement lawsuits against each other without any admission of liability. Terms of the agreements are confidential, however, no payments were exchanged as part of the settlement. The patent litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. began in August 1994 between Advanced Micro Devices (AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. ) and Altera. Lattice replaced AMD as a party in 1999 after Lattice's acquisition of Vantis Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AMD. About Lattice Semiconductor Oregon-based Lattice Semiconductor Corporation designs, develops and markets the broadest range of high-performance ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. (TM) programmable logic devices (PLDs) and offers total solutions for today's advanced logic designs. Lattice products are sold worldwide through an extensive network of independent sales representatives and distributors, primarily to OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers in the fields of communications, computing, computer peripherals, instrumentation, industrial controls and military systems. Company headquarters are located at 5555 NE Moore Court, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 USA; Telephone 503-268-8000, FAX 503-268-8037. For more information on Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, access our World Wide Web site at http://www.latticesemi.com. About Altera Corporation Altera Corporation, The Programmable Solutions Company(R), was founded in 1983 and is a leading supplier of programmable logic devices (PLDs), Altera's CMOS-based PLDs are user-programmable semiconductor chips that enhance flexibility and reduce time-to-market for companies in the communications, computer peripheral, and industrial markets. By using high performance devices, software development tools, and sophisticated intellectual property cores, system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC SOPC System on a Programmable Chip SOPC Special Operations Preparation Course SOPC Second-Order Power Control SOPC Shuttle Operations and Planning Center SOPC 1-Stearoyl-2-Oleoyl-Sn-Glycero-3-Phosphatidylcholine SOPC Shaastra Online Programming Contest ) solutions can be created with embedded processors, memory, and other complex logic together on a single PLD. Altera common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the symbol ALTR. More information on Altera is available on the Internet at http://www.altera.com. Note to Editors: Altera and The Programmable Solutions Company are trademarks and/or service marks of Altera Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, L (& design), Lattice (& design) and ISP are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. GENERAL NOTICE: Other product names used in this publication are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective holders. |
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