Nvidia readies new MCP99 chipset for Intel Nehalem Processors
Nvidia is readying silicon that would work with Intel’s newest processor design, according to a report. Intel claims Nvidia does not have the legal rights to make companion chips for its newest processors. According to a report on Chinese-language Technology Web site HKEPC, Nvidia is planning to bring out a MCP99 chipset that supports Nehalem processors and Intel’s Direct Media Interface, or DMI. Nvidia cited DMI back in February as a technology that Intel was trying to prevent it from using.
Intel said the matter is being left to the courts. “We tried many times to resolve the conflict but we couldn’t resolve it. So we asked the courts to,” said Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy. “By the time something comes to market, hopefully we’ll have some resolution,” Mulloy said.
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