This fall was characterized by the appearance of judicial claims to NVIDIA and Samsung counter-claims that have no relation to improper use of intellectual property companies and may lead to a complete ban on sales in the United States a certain list of tablets and smartphones Samsung, or products containing graphics solutions NVIDIA.
Samsung has already twice, claims against NVIDIA in terms of the use of certain know-how related to the architecture and chips layout . The first claim made from small producer of finished computers from Velocity Micro Virginia. The second lawsuit l among several NVIDIA partners defendants , including well-known manufacturers of video cards and tablets.
NVIDIA recalls that during the years of its presence in the market has spent about $ 9 billion. The creation of intellectual property and the number of patents it reaches 7000 pieces. For several years now in talks with Samsung does not bear fruit - Koreans refuse to recognize the need to pay for the technology used . NVIDIA is ready to seek fair compensation through the courts. It is also prepared to stand up for their partners, which are attacked by Samsung.