Apple is dropping a lawsuit against a former chip executive who it accused of poaching employees while still working at the company.
Gerard Williams III was a senior director at Apple before he left in 2019 to form the chip design firm Nuvia, which was later acquired by Qualcomm for $1.4B.
- Shortly after his departure, Apple sued Williams, claiming a breach of contract related to a non-compete agreement.
- The company accused Williams of developing and recruiting for Nuvia while he was still at Apple.
- In his defense, Williams accused Apple of spying on his text messages.
- While the case was set to go to trial this year, Apple has now filed a request to dismiss the suit “with prejudice,” which would bar the company from filing the same claims again.
- While not confirmed, the filing also indicates that the two parties may have reached a settlement.
- According to his LinkedIn, Williams is now a senior engineering VP at Qualcomm.
- The semiconductor company has announced its next-generation "Oryon" processors that derive from the Nuvia acquisition. The Oryon cores are due out in 2024 and are expected to compete against Apple's M2 chip.ش
