Digital, Intel settle score

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.

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