MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2001--picoTurbo, a provider of synthesizable RISC microprocessor cores, today announced it received a favorable judicial ruling in the patent infringement lawsuit brought against the company by ARM Ltd. The ``Markman'' ruling by the Honorable Judge Claudia Wilken, received Monday, June 18, significantly limits the scope of the seven patents ARM has asserted in its patent infringement lawsuit.
The ruling supports picoTurbo's position that it does not infringe any of the seven patents, and picoTurbo will file a motion for early summary judgment. ``We are very pleased with the outcome of the Markman hearing,'' said Chip Stearns, CEO of picoTurbo. ``This ruling follows the recent trend of courts rejecting the efforts of aggressive IP providers who may use the legal system to achieve business objectives, claiming patent coverage to which they are not entitled. Today's opinion squarely rejected the unjustifiably broad scope that ARM sought for its patents, and the effect is to confirm that these patents simply are not applicable to picoTurbo's products.''
Judge Wilken's ruling, consistent with picoTurbo's position, includes the following key statements:
To date, picoTurbo has licensed more than 30 cores for customers developing high-volume applications, including cellular phones, MP3 players and personal digital assistants (PDA).
About picoTurbo:
picoTurbo, Inc. is a leading provider of 16/32-bit RISC microprocessor cores in the mobile, wireless and embedded markets. With synthesizable high-performance cores and Turn-key IP(TM) solutions, picoTurbo offers design flexibility, lower development costs and maximum manufacturing freedom for semiconductor manufacturers, fabless companies, ASIC vendors and system OEMs. picoTurbo's innovations reduce time-to-market and increase performance by enhancing microprocessor capabilities and enabling new applications, while leveraging industry standard legacy software. picoTurbo is based in Silicon Valley (U.S.), with a Taiwan design center and worldwide distributors. For more information, visit www.picoturbo.com or call 408/86-8801.
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