Editing VIA Technologies (section)

==Legal issues==
On the basis of the [[Integrated Device Technology]] [[Centaur Technology]] acquisition,<ref>{{cite web |title=VIA and Intel Settle Patent Infringement Cases |publisher=VIA Technologies, Inc |url=http://www.via.com.tw/en/resources/pressroom/2003_archive/pr030408patentcase.jsp |access-date=12 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311214909/http://www.via.com.tw/en/resources/pressroom/2003_archive/pr030408patentcase.jsp |archive-date=11 March 2007}}</ref> VIA appeared to have come into possession of at least three patents, which covered key aspects of processor technology used by Intel. On the basis of the negotiating leverage these patents offered, in 2003 VIA arrived at an agreement with Intel that allowed for a ten-year patent cross license, enabling VIA to continue to design and manufacture x86 compatible CPUs. VIA was also granted a three-year [[grace period]] in which it could continue to use Intel socket infrastructure.