GlobalFoundries And IBM Settle All Litigation Matters, Ending Trade Secrets Battle
GlobalFoundries And IBM Settle All Litigation Matters, Ending Trade Secrets Battle
In April 2023, GlobalFoundries sued IBM for misappropriation of trade secrets.GlobalFoundries Inc. (NASDAQ:GFS) and International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) have announced a settlement resolving all ongoing lawsuits between the two companies, including claims related to breach of contract, trade secrets, and intellectual property.
全球晶圓製造公司（納斯達克：GFS）與國際商業機器公司（紐交所：IBM）已宣佈達成和解，解決雙方之間所有正在進行的訴訟，包括與合同違約、商業祕密和知識產權相關的索賠。
The settlement, which ends a long-standing legal dispute, allows both companies to explore future collaboration in areas of mutual interest.
此次和解結束了長達多年的法律爭議，使得雙方公司能夠在共同感興趣的領域探索未來的合作。
The specific terms of the settlement remain confidential, but both parties have expressed satisfaction with the outcome.
和解的具體條款仍然保密，但雙方均對結果表示滿意。
In April 2023, GlobalFoundries sued IBM for misappropriation of trade secrets.
在2023年4月，全球晶圓製造公司起訴IBM盜用商業祕密。
GlobalFoundries accused IBM of unlawfully disclosing confidential intellectual property and trade secrets after IBM sold its microelectronics business to GlobalFoundries in 2015.
全球晶圓製造公司指控IBM在2015年IBM將其微電子業務出售給全球晶圓製造公司後，非法披露了機密的知識產權和商業祕密。
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The technology in question had been collaboratively developed by the companies in Albany, New York, with GlobalFoundries receiving the exclusive right to license and disclose the technology following the sale.
相關的科技是在紐約州奧爾巴尼由兩家公司共同開發的，全球晶圓製造公司在銷售後獲得了獨家許可和披露該技術的權利。
GlobalFoundries alleged that IBM shared this technology with its partners, including Intel and Japan's Rapidus, a newly formed advanced logic foundry.
全球晶圓製造公司指控IBM與其合作伙伴分享了這項技術，包括英特爾和日本的Rapidus，這是一家新成立的愛文思控股邏輯晶圓廠。
These disclosures allegedly resulted in IBM receiving millions of dollars in licensing income and other benefits, which GlobalFoundries claimed were unjustly obtained.
這些披露據稱使得IBM獲得了數百萬美元的許可收入和其他利益，而GlobalFoundries聲稱這些利益是通過不正當手段獲得的。
IBM's executives previously described the Intel and Rapidus partnerships as based on technology developed at the Albany NanoTech Complex, technology that GlobalFoundries asserted IBM had no right to disclose.
IBM的高管此前將英特爾和Rapidus的合作關係描述爲基於在阿爾巴尼納諾科技中心開發的技術，而GlobalFoundries則主張IBM無權披露這些技術。
Both companies have now moved past the dispute.
現在兩家公司已經超越了爭端。
Arvind Krishna, CEO of IBM, stated that resolving the disputes is a significant step forward, allowing both companies to focus on future innovations.
IBM的首席執行官阿爾溫德·克里希那表示，解決爭端是向前邁出的重要一步，使得兩家公司能夠專注於未來的創新。
Thomas Caulfield, CEO of GlobalFoundries, also welcomed the resolution, expressing eagerness to strengthen the semiconductor industry through renewed collaboration.
GlobalFoundries的首席執行官托馬斯·考爾菲爾德也歡迎這一解決結果，表示渴望通過新的合作來加強半導體行業。
Price Action: GFS shares are trading higher by 2.61% to $44.03 at last check Thursday, while IBM shares are trading higher by 0.49% to $220.90.
價格動作：截至週四最後檢查，GFS股票上漲2.61%，至44.03美元，而IBM股票上漲0.49%，至220.90美元。
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