Apple Sues 'Stealth' Startup Rivos Over Chip Trade-Secrets Theft
- Rivos targeted, lured away Apple engineers, lawsuit claims
- IPhone maker says it invested billions in technology at issue
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Apple Inc. accused “stealth-mode” startup Rivos Inc. in a lawsuit of poaching its engineers to steal trade secrets used to develop its homegrown chip designs that make iPhones more powerful.
Rivos, which has hired dozens of Apple engineers, began a “coordinated campaign” in June 2021 to target Apple’s employees, the Cupertino, California-based company said.