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    30-Aug-90  05:26:18
Sb: #New Patent on MPUs!
Fm: Kevin Darling (UG Pres) 76703,4227
To: all

Oh boy!  Here's one that makes the Hitachi/Motorola dispute look like nothing!

Gilbert Hyatt, an inventor from California, has finally received the patent he
applied for back in 1970... the patent covers a "single-chip integrated circuit
computer architecture" he invented in 1968.  To you and me, that means he
appears to have the first broad patent on the MICROPROCESSOR!

The earliest previously granted patents were in 1973 from TI and Intel.

Whether it will stand up to challenge or not, is yet to be seen. However, as it
stands now, his patent could mean royalties for ALL microprocessors
manufactured from 1970-1987!

Wow. - kev

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