California Institute of Technology (CalTech) idati Lachitatu idapambana mlandu wotsutsana ndi Apple ndi Broadcom chifukwa chophwanya ma patent ake a Wi-Fi. Malinga ndi chigamulo cha oweruza, Apple iyenera kulipira CalTech $837,8 miliyoni ndi Broadcom $270,2 miliyoni.
Pamlandu womwe udaperekedwa kukhothi la federal ku Los Angeles mu 2016, bungwe laukadaulo la Pasadena, California linanena kuti tchipisi ta Wi-Fi za Broadcom zomwe zidapezeka m'mamiliyoni a ma iPhones a Apple zidaphwanya ma patent okhudzana ndiukadaulo wama data.
Tikukamba za ma module a Broadcom Wi-Fi, omwe Apple adagwiritsa ntchito mu mafoni a iPhone, mapiritsi a iPad, makompyuta a Mac ndi zipangizo zina zomwe zinatulutsidwa pakati pa 2010 ndi 2017.
Komanso, Apple idati sayenera kutenga nawo mbali pamlanduwo chifukwa imagwiritsa ntchito tchipisi ta Broadcom, monga opanga mafoni ambiri.
"Zonena za Caltech motsutsana ndi Apple zimangotengera kugwiritsa ntchito tchipisi ta Broadcom akuti akuphwanya ma iPhones, Macs, ndi zida zina za Apple zomwe zimathandizira 802.11n kapena 802.11ac," Apple akutsutsa. "Broadcom imapanga tchipisi tomwe tikuti pamlanduwo, pomwe Apple ndi chipani chopanda chindunji chomwe zinthu zake zikuphatikizapo tchipisi."
Poyankha pempho loti apereke ndemanga pa chigamulo cha khothi, Apple ndi Broadcom adalengeza kuti akufuna kuchita apilo.
Source: 3dnews.ru