Ui, isso levanta uma data de questões. A primeira que surge logo é se a VIA pode transmitir parte do IP relacionado com x86 a uma empresa externa. Parece-me que não "vendeu" a licença x86, mas não deixa de se colocar a questão.
In addition, the Ministry of Economic Affairs recently proposed to amend Article 5 of the "Licensing Measures for Investment or Technology Cooperation in the Mainland Area" to be transferred or authorized in China for specialized technology, patent rights or integrated circuit layout rights, instead of requiring prior approval , To avoid the outflow of high-end technology, prevent loopholes, and let the outside world whether Lenovo VIA rushes to trade before the amendment is passed. VIA stated that this transaction does not require prior application and only needs to be reported.
As traduções de Chinês para Inglês são sempre más, mas dá ideia que a China alterou a lei para que este e outros negócios do género, não precisem de aprovação por parte de reguladores.
After the transaction is completed, VIA and its subsidiaries can still continue their current business.
Também parece que este negócio em nada afecta os negócios da VIA e suas subsidiárias, como a Centaur.
VIA held 20 % of the shares and Shanghai SASAC held 80%. Currently, VIA holds shares. It drops to 14.75%. Zhaoxin focuses on the research and development of x86 processors.
A VIA reduz a participação e é interessante a noticia já não referir que a Zhaoxin também tem processadores ARM. Parece que a aposta desta empresa será só x86.
Zhaoxin may be locked in by the United States after Haiguang
It is worth noting that the cross-licensing agreement between VIA and Intel has always puzzled the outside world, and why Intel agreed to re-authorize Zhaoxin by VIA has not been clear so far. The PC industry said that in 2010, Intel and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached an agreement not to suppress competition in the processor and chip market. Among them, Intel’s licensing attitude was forced to be more open, and it has also extended the license period for VIA x86. , And retain the PCI-Express bus as a key interface for at least 6 years. VIA established Zhaoxin in a joint venture with Chinese officials. It should have been on the verge of decree and regulations at the time. It also saw that Intel also relied heavily on the Chinese market at the time and was worried about the resurgence of monopoly concerns. .
However, with the start of the Sino-US trade war, it has also obtained Supermicro x86 authorization. The server-based Tianjin Haiguang has been clamped by the US government in 2019 and included in the physical list, making Zhaoxin the next x86 architecture processor Platform research and development has also attracted much attention.
Aquela "Tianjin Haiguang" que aparece na tradução, pelo Google, é a THATIC, que tinha aquela Joint Venture "estranha" com a AMD e que criaram processadores x86 derivados do primeiro Zen.
A Intel nunca ter "levantado ondas" com a licença x86 da VIA e com a sua parceria com a Zhaoxin, sempre foi muito estranho, porque a Intel é muito protectora da licença x86. Será curioso ver se haverá reacções da Intel e do Governo dos USA, com este negócio.
EDIT: Na China é só negócios meio estranhos, ligados a diversas ISA.
Existe aquela embrulhada da subsidiaria da ARM na China.
A China "conseguiu" uma licença MIPS para todo o território, de uma forma muito confusa, onde a própria dona dos direitos da MIPS está em Chapter 11.
E agora estes negócios com a VIA e a sua licença x86.