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its patents against, a ***** who received a ***** under *****
as described in this Section, AMD will ***** from such *****
upon the later of (i) first commercial shipment of a product
manufactured using the combination of HIP7L and ***** or (ii)
***** after the first commercial shipment of a product
manufactured using HIP6L.
(e) In the event that Motorola exercises its rights granted by AMD
in Section 5.8(c) (iv)-(vii) AMD will negotiate in good faith
with such ***** for a license under AMD patents essential to
utilize ***** and Improvements thereto on reasonable terms, or,
at AMD's option, will represent and warrant to Motorola that it
will not assert it's patents essential to utilize ***** against
the *****. In the event that Motorola enters into a patent
license with, or covenants not to assert its patents against, a
***** who received a ***** under ***** as described in this
Section, ***** from such ***** upon the later of (i) first
commercial shipment of a product manufactured using the
combination of HIP7L and ***** or (ii) ***** after the first
commercial shipment of a product manufactured using HIP6L.
(f) AMD will assign engineers to work in agreed-upon wafer
fabrication facilities of Motorola in order to gain an
understanding of *****. AMD will install an ***** production
process in AMD's *****. Motorola will train and support the AMD
engineers with respect to ***** including but not limited to,
disclosing all necessary information and know-how and providing
all necessary documentation and technical support.
(g) The parties understand that Motorola may gain access to *****
process or design information or know-how. In such event and
provided it is legally permitted to do so, Motorola will
disclose such information to AMD further provided that prior to
any such disclosure i) Motorola describes in writing to AMD any
restrictions placed upon Motorola or AMD by the ***** of such
information or know-how as well as the identity of the *****,
and (ii) AMD agrees in writing to the described restrictions.
In the particular situation of Motorola entering into an
agreement with ***** pertaining to ***** design information,
AMD agrees that Section 5.8(g)(ii) above shall not apply and
that AMD shall accept such restrictions.
(h) It is the further intent of the parties to jointly develop or
to disclose to one another design information specific to the
design of well-known, general purpose circuit block in *****
technology. It is the intent of the parties that each shall be
able to use such information to design and have designed
CONFIDENTIAL Page 4
***** Certain information on this page hgas been omitted and filed separately
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been
requested with respect to the omitted portions.
Source: ADVANCED MICRO DEVIC, 10-K405, March 21, 2000