Intel Hit With $948 Million Verdict in VLSI Patent Trial

Intel Corp. owes VLSI Technology LLC $948 million after jurors in Austin, Texas, said the chip-maker infringed on a VLSI patent designed to improve computer processor performance—the latest chapter in their sprawling intellectual property feud.

It was the third trial between VLSI and Intel over different patents related to chip-making technology. VLSI won a $2.18 billion verdict in Waco, Texas, in March 2021. Intel was cleared of infringement in a trial the following month.

Judge Alan D. Albright of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas presided over all three trials, with the latest held in Austin, ...