A US judge has ordered Apple to pay 6 million for infringing a patent owned by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Image Source: Reuters) A US judge has ordered Apple to pay 6 million for infringing a patent owned by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Image Source: Reuters)A US judge has ordered Apple to pay $506 million for infringing a patent owned by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which was used in the A7, A8, A8x processors. The patent Apple was infringing “helps improve chip efficiency.” The “predictor circuit,” is what the iPhone chips were infringing. Apple for its part had denied infringing on the patent, and also argued the patent was no longer valid.

Source: Indian Express July 27, 2017 03:45 UTC