Intel Grants SiS a New P4 License

"Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) on April 16 announced that it has signed an agreement with Intel, obtaining technology licensing for the 800MHz FSB (front-side bus) standard used in Intel’s new-generation Pentium 4 processors and chipsets.

With the agreement, SiS is now the second chipset designer to acquire the technology license, following VIA Technologies, which gained the same right in a settlement with Intel on April 7."
I was halfway thinking they got this thing for free.
"Some observers in the chipset industry noted that Intel’s terms with the two major Taiwanese chipset designers suggested not only Intel’s solid market position but also the chip giant’s intention to re-ignite the war between VIA and SiS."

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