Intel Loses US Patent Trial, Ordered to Pay $2.18 Billion to VLSI Tech

The Intel logo is displayed outside of the Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., on April 26, 2018. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Chipmaker Intel Corp must pay a technology rival $2.18 billion after a federal jury decided that Intel infringed on its patent, a federal court ruled on Tuesday.

Intel infringed two patents related to chip-making owned by VLSI Technology LLC the jury ruled.