SGI sues ATI for patent infringement

[SH64]

Silicon Graphics has sued ATI Technologies, alleging the graphics chipmaker infringed a computer-graphics patent that ATI's competitors have licensed.

SGI argues that ATI's Radeon graphics chips use technology in the patent, No. 6,650,327, and seeks unspecified damages. The move comes just days after SGI exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with new financing, a trimmed-down product line and new executives and board members.
http://news.com.com/SGI+sues+ATI+for+patent+infringement/2100-1014_3-6129081.html?tag=nefd.top

If the SGI lawsuit is found legit, that means any DirectX9 based gfx chip manufacturer is liable if they do not have licensed the technology.

[dsessom]

This is the kind of thing that really kills creativity and innovation.
If ATI actually knowingly stole and used technology from SGI, well then they deserve it, but I seriously doubt that was the case.
Since they just declared bankruptcy, SGI is obviously just trying to gain capital through suing competitors just like RAMBUS did a few years back.

Pathetic, if that is the case...

[CaptNKILL]

AMD's Response to this whole thing:

Great... press charges just weeks after a merger... thanks SGI, thanks a million...

:p

[a12ctic]

A little bizzare imo, there only income is coming from their opteron servers. I think theyll reconsider this one.