Asm International Company

Applied Materials Inc. won $80 million from ASM International as part of a settlement of the companies' long-running patent dispute. The two makers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment agreed to cross-license the disputed technology and not to sue each other for up to five years over patents for products that were commercially available July 1. The settlement protects Santa Clara-based Applied Materials' rights to the technology and ends mediation that began after the U.S.

Applied Materials Inc. won $80 million from ASM International as part of a settlement of the companies' long-running patent dispute. The two makers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment agreed to cross-license the disputed technology and not to sue each other for up to five years over patents for products that were commercially available July 1. The settlement protects Santa Clara-based Applied Materials' rights to the technology and ends mediation that began after the U.S.