The settlement between the two appears to be a David vs. Goliath victory for the smaller foundry (GF) gaining access to TSMC patents for years.

GlobalFoundries took a potshot at the biggest fab in the world, charging TSMC with patent infringement. Of course TSMC punched back.

Distributors have no direct influence on technologies associated with their suppliers' components, but GlobalFoundries' goal could be to irritate TSMC...

The legal battles are going to drag out for a long time. It's hard to see how these lawsuits are going to benefit anyone except lawyers.

Pressuring a federal judge undermines an independent judiciary and the rule of law.

Judge Lucy Koh called Qualcomm's licensing practices on cellular patents anti-competitive in a sweeping 233-page decision

The fate of Qualcomm’s patent licensing is in the hands of a U.S. District Court judge here. Her ruling also could impact hundreds of licensees the co...

The U.S. FTC questioned more than half a dozen patent-licensing incidents at Qualcomm as it closed its antitrust case. Co-founder Irwin Jacobs told hi...

Qualcomm’s CEO testifies in antitrust case