Xockets DPU patent case threatens Nvidia's Blackwell launch
Briefly

Nvidia's use of Xockets' patented DPU technology has allowed Nvidia to monopolize the field of GPU-enabled AI servers and Microsoft to monopolize the field of GPU-enabled AI platforms - and is critical to their success and market capitalization.
The patents in question encompass a variety of applications, including cloud, machine learning, security, network overlays, streaming data processing, and cloud fabrics. Xockets says Microsoft, as well as Mellanox - later acquired by Nvidia in 2020 - knowingly ripped off these blueprints.
Xockets has made every effort to engage Nvidia and Microsoft in good faith negotiations, but those efforts have been rebuffed.
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