Carrie
09-09-2004, 04:00 AM
source:the Register (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/09/intel_acacia_deal/)
By Tony Smith
Published Thursday 9th September 2004 09:36 GMT
Intel is to explore the market for chips designed to probe DNA and other biochemicals, courtesy of a deal with specialist 'lab on a chip' maker CombiMatrix's parent company, Acacia Research (AR).
Or is it? While Intel could well be interested in such an arena, coincidentally CombiMatrix is sibling to a company that owns a series of controversial digital content distribtuion patents - a field that the chip giant is very definitely keen on.
Terms of deal, announced yesterday, remain confidential, but the substance of the agreement will see the two co-operating to determine "the feasibility of various projects utilising CombiMatrix's core technology".
Full Story (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/09/intel_acacia_deal/)
By Tony Smith
Published Thursday 9th September 2004 09:36 GMT
Intel is to explore the market for chips designed to probe DNA and other biochemicals, courtesy of a deal with specialist 'lab on a chip' maker CombiMatrix's parent company, Acacia Research (AR).
Or is it? While Intel could well be interested in such an arena, coincidentally CombiMatrix is sibling to a company that owns a series of controversial digital content distribtuion patents - a field that the chip giant is very definitely keen on.
Terms of deal, announced yesterday, remain confidential, but the substance of the agreement will see the two co-operating to determine "the feasibility of various projects utilising CombiMatrix's core technology".
Full Story (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/09/intel_acacia_deal/)