> Either way, Microchip is correct in sueing, yet stupid in
> doing so.  Instead, they should spend that money in R&D to
> come out with a 50 MIPS processor!

Which can then have the technology/R&D money ripped off by some
third party for 3-5% of the original cost.  Mchip has to recover
their R&D so they have to charge more than the company that did
no R&D.  The market would say the company that did no R&D should
get the business, bang, MChip is out of business.  Companies that
do R&D lose in the marketplace to those that steal ideas.

Litigate or loose.  The goal of litigation is NOT to make money
from the suit.  It is to make sure the other company does not
make a profit from your R&D.

Now as for wether the Scenix suit is valid, I haven't a clue.
I'm not a lawyer involved in the case or an Mchip/Scenix engineer.

Just a sysadmin

Roger