Digital Equipment and Intel have reached a tentative
settlement in a patent infringement lawsuit, an agreement that could have broad impact on the semiconductor industry. The terms include the cross-licensing of patents, the sale of a Digital chip plant for $700 million, and the development of future Alpha systems based on Intel's forthcoming 64-bit microprocessors. NEWS.COM examines the effects of the deal on the high-tech market and beyond.
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| Wide impact on industry | |
| • | Settlement in patent lawsuit |
| • | Industry ramifications seem clear |
| • | How Digital makes out |
| • | Readers split over Alpha's fate poll results |
| Previous coverage | |
| • | Intel warms to the challenge |
| • | Did Digital have a case? |
| • | Intel files countersuit |
| • | Digital sues Intel over patents |
