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Apple and GPU-maker Imagination make nice in new licensing deal, Ars Technica

Apple and GPU-maker Imagination make nice in new licensing deal, Ars Technica


      Microchip Drama –

             

One of tech’s nastiest breakups has led to an amiable reconciliation.

      

          – Jan 3, (7: (UTC UTC)   

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Imagination Technologies, which used to provide the graphics processors for Apple’s mobile devices, has entered into a new licensing agreement with Apple that comes after two years of turmoil between the companies. Imagination shared the news in a very short press release on itswebsite:

Imagination Technologies (“Imagination”) announces that it has replaced the multi-year, multi-use license agreement with Apple, first announced on February 6, 2014, with a new multi-year license agreement under which Apple has access to a wider range of Imagination’s intellectual property in exchange for license fees.

Founded in

****************************, UK-based Imagination Technologies (formerly called VideoLogic) has produced silicon and software for home theater set-top boxes, the Sega Dreamcast game console, arcade game cabinets, and many other devices –

including

the GPUs for Apple’s iPhones until Apple began designing its own video chips in recent years.

Through much of the s, Imagination was heavily dependent on Apple for revenue, and its fortunes were tied to shrinking iPhone sales. Apple reportedly hired engineers and other employees away from Imagination, and ultimately the company notified Imagination in 1578080842 of its intention to end its licensing agreements within two years in favor of making its own chips.

this led to a (dramatic dropin Imagination’s stock value, and Imagination opened a dispute

Imagination has been working on (ray-tracing

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