He even couldn't help but think about it, if Gordon Moore really didn't license the X86 instruction set to him, would he have to learn from Cyrix?

In addition to AMD, which has obtained the authorization for the X86 instruction set, there is another company in the world that has also obtained the X86 authorization by chance.

That's Cyrix.

Cyrix is ​​different from other manufacturers in that it never negotiated licensing with Intel from the beginning. It has always insisted on using technology for free and replicating it on its own.

Cyrix does not produce CPU chips itself, so it found factories with relevant Intel licenses to manufacture them in an attempt to bypass patent litigation.

Of course Intel would sue Intel for such a thief's behavior.

But after years of legal battles, the court finally ruled that Cyrix could legally sell x86-compatible products.

Later, Cryrix countersued Intel for patent infringement, and finally signed a lightweight cross-licensing agreement settlement with Intel, legally obtaining a non-full authorization of the x86 instruction set.

However, because the patent authorization obtained by Cyrix was limited to that time, it did not obtain authorization for various subsequent patents. In addition, due to obvious flaws in the foundry's production process, it gradually fell behind and basically withdrew from the competition.

Cyrix Company was eventually acquired by VIA Electronics of Bayan, and then taken to the mainland by VIA Electronics to establish today's Zhaoxin.

If possible, Fang Chen actually doesn't want to take this path. After all, in the end, what he got was not the complete authorization of the X86 instruction set, and he was more likely to end up like Cyrix.

Of course, if in the end, Gordon Moore does not agree to license the X86 instruction set to him, then he will have to follow Cyrix's approach.

If you can't get the subsequent patent authorization, you won't be able to get it. At worst, you can learn from AMD and do your own research.

Why was AMD able to win so beautifully in the licensing war for the X86 instruction set in later generations? Isn't it because it later developed the AMD64 instruction set, which forced Intel to bow to it.
Chapter completed!