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From: Fabrizio Fazzino<fabrizio@f...>
Date: Mon Jan 29 09:25:23 CET 2007
Subject: [oc] CPU core patent, copyright or license issues
H. Peter Anvin ha scritto:
> Claus Høyer wrote:
>>
>> I am aware of e.g. the MIPS versus Lexra case and the patented
>> instructions for unaligned load & store, and I have noticed how your
>> simple MIPS I core has special notes (disclaimers) about not
>> implementing these specific instructions.
>
> FWIW, the unaligned load-store patent should have expired Dec 23, 2006.
Yeah, and we had a party that day!!!
BTW, is Transmeta going to develop its own clone?... :)
Does anyone know if there are other patents covering specific
instructions of other ISAs, such as MIPS32, MIPS64 or PowerPC?
Cheers,
Fabrizio
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