US technology licensing company Adeia sues AMD, wants ‘fair and reasonable arrangement’

US-based technology licensing company Adeia has filed two lawsuits against semiconductor giant Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in Texas federal court on Monday (November 3), alleging infringement of 10 patents related to semiconductor manufacturing and design. The lawsuits claim that several models of AMD processors used in desktops, laptops, and servers violate Adeia's intellectual property rights concerning innovations for improved semiconductor production, according to a report by news agency Reuters.Adeia asserts that AMD processors featuring “3D V-Cache” technology, including its advanced AI chips, were manufactured using methods patented by Adeia.The complaint specifies that Adeia's predecessor company, Tessera, pioneered technologies such as hybrid bonding and advanced process nodes, which are core to modern semiconductor manufacturing. Adeia CEO Paul Davis stated that AMD's use of this technology has “greatly contributed to their success as a market leader.”Davis indicated that Adeia is open to resolving the dispute outside of court, saying the company would pursue “a fair and reasonable arrangement that reflects the value of our intellectual property.” Furthermore, Adeia is seeking an unspecified amount of monetary damages and a court order to force AMD to stop using the patented technology. The lawsuit comes just one week after Santa Clara-based AMD, one of the largest US semiconductor companies, signed a deal with the US government to build two AI-powered supercomputers for advancing national research and development. AMD also formed a major strategic partnership with OpenAI for the large-scale deployment of its AI chips. This multi-year, multi-billion dollar deal is designed to power OpenAI's next-generation AI infrastructure, essentially challenging Nvidia’s dominance in the AI accelerator market.