November 19, 2004

Nvidia and Intel in Chipset Cross-License

It took many years, but Nvidia finally signed a multi-year chipset license deal from Intel. Now we can look forward to SLI and Nforce motherboard chipsets using Intel processors. ATI has had this agreement for years. I have a feeling Nvidia's SLI technology attracted Intel to come to the table.

NVIDIA and Intel are working together to enhance the end-user computing experience,” added Jen-Hsun Huang, president and chief executive officer of NVIDIA. “NVIDIA’s product portfolio offers exciting technology options to Intel customers, including the NVIDIA nForce platform and the PCI Express-based SLI graphics technology solution.

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