The fate of Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X processors got some good news tonight, as a jury found that the company properly licensed its chips from Arm Holdings, according to Reuters. Although the actual court case resulted in a mistrial, this fight between Arm and Qualcomm may not be over yet.
Because of today's result, the case could go to trial again (only the parts that pertain to Nuvia could go to trial again, but not the rulings in favor of Qualcomm; seeing as Nuvia no longer exists a retrial appears to be a moot point at this time). However, Judge Maryellen Noreika, who presided over the case in the U.S. federal court in Delaware, had a better suggestion for both companies: Work it out in mediation. Noreika made this assertion under the belief that if the case went to trial again, there would be, once again, no clear victory.
