Intel, AMD Settle Dispute Over MMX Chip

Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. announced they have settled their trademark infringement dispute over AMD’s MMX chip. Under the settlement, Sunnyvale-based AMD must acknowledge MMX as a trademark owned by Intel. In turn, AMD will be allowed to use the term in marketing its AMD-K6 processor. Santa Clara-based Intel, the world’s largest maker of computer chips, said MMX is the brand name of the technology it developed to improve a personal computer’s graphics, video, sound and communications. Last month, Intel sued AMD and Cyrix Corp. of Richardson, Texas, accusing them of trademark infringement. Intel had licensed that technology to the smaller companies but said they did not have the right to use the MMX term without attributing it to Intel. Cyrix and Intel settled their case under similar terms earlier this month.