Who owns x86

[Neutrideo]

Hey guys, i was wonering if you can say who owns the x86 instruction set, i heard one time it was amd, and if so can you link me to a post on the forums about this, i need to prove my dad wrong. Thanks guys.

[Silentprototipe]

Intel does, AMD owns the X86-64 extension 

[SCHISCHKA]

Both Intel and AMD own patents. Intel started x86. AMD started x64 based off x86. Both companies have added their own touches to it over the years. I have no idea what the ratio is or how much money gets handed over for these patents. Wikipedia should have an article on it.

[DXMember]

Intel made x86 instruction set for their 8086, carried it over to 8088 microchips and have ever since been improving and adding extensions to it for every chip ever after.

Intel licensed the IP to couple other companies like VIA, IBM, Cyrix and a bunch of others - out of all those companies only AMD still holds license to x86, mostly because AMD owns their own x86-64 instruction set which they in turn license to Intel. Besides that both have tremendously contributed to what the moderns x86 is today.

[mariushm]

Intel invented it, IBM wanted to use x86 processors from Intel in their "personal computers" but made the deal with Intel only on the condition that Intel gives a 2nd company license to everything required to make x86 processors - IBM wanted to be able to buy compatible processors made by another company in case Intel had financial problems or was potentially an asshole for example jacking up prices on IBM if the personal computers became popular

So intel gave AMD all the rights to make x86 processors.

Then both added extensions like mmx and sse from intel, 3dNow from amd

 

When it came time for 64bit processors Intel went on a more complicated route and AMD went a simpler way, with a design that had better backwards compatibility and was easier on software so that version won over Intel's solution... so both Intel and AMD licensed each other's tech again ...it's complicated.

[DXMember]

oh, and on the side note - your dad is right, even if he's not - he's still right

Respect the authority, bitch!

[Neutrideo]

58 minutes ago, DXMember said:

oh, and on the side note - your dad is right, even if he's not - he's still right

Respect the authority, bitch!

Shut it

 

[Neutrideo]

1 hour ago, mariushm said:

Intel invented it, IBM wanted to use x86 processors from Intel in their "personal computers" but made the deal with Intel only on the condition that Intel gives a 2nd company license to everything required to make x86 processors - IBM wanted to be able to buy compatible processors made by another company in case Intel had financial problems or was potentially an asshole for example jacking up prices on IBM if the personal computers became popular

So intel gave AMD all the rights to make x86 processors.

Then both added extensions like mmx and sse from intel, 3dNow from amd

 

When it came time for 64bit processors Intel went on a more complicated route and AMD went a simpler way, with a design that had better backwards compatibility and was easier on software so that version won over Intel's solution... so both Intel and AMD licensed each other's tech again ...it's complicated.

Thank you

[Neutrideo]

1 hour ago, DXMember said:

Intel made x86 instruction set for their 8086, carried it over to 8088 microchips and have ever since been improving and adding extensions to it for every chip ever after.

Intel licensed the IP to couple other companies like VIA, IBM, Cyrix and a bunch of others - out of all those companies only AMD still holds license to x86, mostly because AMD owns their own x86-64 instruction set which they in turn license to Intel. Besides that both have tremendously contributed to what the moderns x86 is today.

Thank you

[Neutrideo]

2 hours ago, SCHISCHKA said:

Both Intel and AMD own patents. Intel started x86. AMD started x64 based off x86. Both companies have added their own touches to it over the years. I have no idea what the ratio is or how much money gets handed over for these patents. Wikipedia should have an article on it.

Thanks

[Sniperfox47]

And then there's Via who both Intel and AMD license out to but who 90% of people have never heard of.

 

Via does small low power x86 CPUs for Single Board Computers and embedded applications. 

[Neutrideo]

Thanks for the info

Just now, Sniperfox47 said:

And then there's Via who both Intel and AMD license out to but who 90% of people have never heard of.

 

Via does small low power x86 CPUs for Single Board Computers and embedded applications. 

 

[TheRandomness]

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