Nvidia, Microsoft Accused of AI Patent Theft, Buyers’ Cartel (2)

Nvidia Corp.'s sudden rise to become the world’s largest AI chipmaker was fueled by technology it stole, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.

Xockets Inc.—which was co-founded by engineer Parin Dalal—accused Nvidia and its partner Microsoft Corp. of infringing seven patents covering semiconductor technology that offloads the most data-intensive tasks associated with artificial intelligence computing to a component called a data processing unit, or DPU.

“This technology was taken from Xockets,” states the complaint, pointing to three specific Nvidia DPU products. “And it was done so knowingly.”

The suit, filed in the US District Court for the ...