·HSK 6

former / previous
qián
前
Groq (AI chip startup)
Groq
Groq
engineers
gōngchéngshī
工程师
regarding / over (a matter)
jiù
就
$20 billion USD
200 yì měiyuán
200亿美元
Nvidia (US semiconductor company)
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
licensing / authorization
shòuquán
授权
deal / transaction
jiāoyì
交易
to file / to initiate
tíqǐ
提起
a lawsuit / legal action
sùsòng
诉讼
。

several (measure for people)

shù míng

数名

former

qián

前

Groq (AI chip startup)

Groq

engineers

gōngchéngshī

工程师

as / in the capacity of

yǐ

以

shareholder

gǔdōng

股东

identity / capacity

shēnfèn

身份

，

regarding

jiù

就

the company in question

gāi gōngsī

该公司

with

yǔ

与

Nvidia

Yīngwěidá

英伟达

to sign

qiāndìng

签订

(possessive/modifier particle)

的

$20 billion USD

200 yì měiyuán

200亿美元

licensing

shòuquán

授权

agreement

xiéyì

协议

xiàng

向

the state of Delaware (US)

Tèlāhuá Zhōu

特拉华州

court

fǎyuàn

法院

to file

tíqǐ

提起

a lawsuit

sùsòng

诉讼

。

the plaintiffs

yuángào

原告

claim / allege

chēng

称

，

Groq

board of directors

dǒngshìhuì

董事会

in a

yǐ

以

non-exclusive

fēi dújiā

非独家

manner / way

fāngshì

方式

to (direct object marker / directional)

jiāng

将

core / key

héxīn

核心

technology

jìshù

技术

licensed

shòuquán

授权

to / for

gěi

给

Nvidia

Yīngwěidá

英伟达

，

harmed / damaged (completed action)

sǔnhài le

损害了

shareholder

gǔdōng

股东

interests / rights

lìyì

利益

。

October 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM

several (measure for people)

shù míng

数名

former

qián

前

Groq (AI chip startup)

Groq

engineers

gōngchéngshī

工程师

in the capacity of

yǐ

以

shareholder

gǔdōng

股东

identity / capacity

shēnfèn

身份

，

regarding

jiù

就

the company in question

gāi gōngsī

该公司

with

yǔ

与

Nvidia

Yīngwěidá

英伟达

to sign

qiāndìng

签订

(modifier particle)

的

$20 billion USD

200 yì měiyuán

200亿美元

patent

zhuānlì

专利

licensing

shòuquán

授权

deal

jiāoyì

交易

，

xiàng

向

the state of Delaware (US)

Tèlāhuá Zhōu

特拉华州

court

fǎyuàn

法院

to file

tíqǐ

提起

a lawsuit

sùsòng

诉讼

。

the plaintiffs

yuángào

原告

allege / claim

chēng

称

，

Groq

board of directors

dǒngshìhuì

董事会

in / under

zài

在

without having obtained

wèi huò

未获

shareholder

gǔdōng

股东

adequate / sufficient

chōngfèn

充分

authorization

shòuquán

授权

(modifier particle)

的

circumstances / conditions

qíngkuàng xià

情况下

，

in a

yǐ

以

non-exclusive

fēi dújiā

非独家

manner / form

fāngshì

方式

(directional / object marker)

jiāng

将

core / key

héxīn

核心

technology

jìshù

技术

licensed

shòuquán

授权

gěi

给

Nvidia

Yīngwěidá

英伟达

，

harmed / damaged (completed action)

sǔnhài le

损害了

shareholder

gǔdōng

股东

interests / rights

lìyì

利益

。

the lawsuit

sùsòng

诉讼

documents / filings

wénjiàn

文件

to point out / to indicate

zhǐchū

指出

，

this

cǐ cì

此次

licensing

shòuquán

授权

deal

jiāoyì

交易

undervalued / underestimated (completed action)

dīgū le

低估了

the plaintiffs

yuángào

原告

held by / owned by

suǒ chí

所持

equity stake / shares

gǔquán

股权

(modifier particle)

的

actual / real

shíjì

实际

value / worth

jiàzhí

价值

。

the defendant

bèigào

被告

Groq

board of directors

dǒngshìhuì

董事会

however / on the other hand

zé

则

to firmly maintain / to insist

jiān chēng

坚称

，

this / the said

gāi

该

agreement

xiéyì

协议

to comply with / to be consistent with

fúhé

符合

the company

gōngsī

公司

development

fāzhǎn

发展

strategy

zhànlüè

战略

，

and / moreover

bìng

并

underwent / went through (completed action)

jīngguò le

经过了

proper / legitimate

zhèngdàng de

正当的

legal

fǎlǜ

法律

procedures / process

chéngxù

程序

。

Nvidia

Yīngwěidá

英伟达

to obtain / to acquire

huòdé

获得

Groq

chip

xīnpiàn

芯片

design

shèjì

设计

license

xǔkě

许可

(modifier particle)

的

move / action

jǔcuò

举措

，

(passive marker)

bèi

被

outside observers / the public

wàijiè

外界

regarded as / seen as

shì wéi

视为

further / to a greater extent

jìn yī bù

进一步

to consolidate / to strengthen

gǒnggù

巩固

its

qí

其

zài

在

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

人工智能

chip

xīnpiàn

芯片

market

shìchǎng

市场

dominant position / leading role

zhǔdǎo dìwèi

主导地位

(modifier particle)

的

important step / key move

zhòngyào bùzhòu

重要步骤

。

this case

cǐ àn

此案

will

jiāng

将

zài

在

Delaware (US state)

Tèlāhuá Zhōu

特拉华州

Court of Chancery / Court of Equity

héngpíng fǎyuàn

衡平法院

to hear / to adjudicate (a case)

shěnlǐ

审理

，

outcome / result

jiéguǒ

结果

may / has the possibility of

yǒu kěnéng

有可能

on / for

duì

对

both parties

shuāngfāng

双方

(modifier particle)

的

technology

jìshù

技术

cooperation

hézuò

合作

arrangements

ānpái

安排

to produce / to give rise to

chǎnshēng

产生

far-reaching / profound

shēnyuǎn

深远

impact / influence

yǐngxiǎng

影响

。

in recent years

jìn nián lái

近年来

，

as / along with

suízhe

随着

artificial intelligence

réngōng zhìnéng

人工智能

technology

jìshù

技术

(modifier particle)

的

rapid / swift

xùnsù

迅速

commercialization

shāngyèhuà

商业化

，

involving / related to

shèjí

涉及

intellectual property

zhīshí chǎnquán

知识产权

value

jiàzhí

价值

assessment / valuation

pínggū

评估

(modifier particle)

的

lawsuits

sùsòng

诉讼

cases / legal cases

ànjiàn

案件

increasingly / day by day

rìyì

日益

to increase in number

zēngduō

增多

。

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Former Groq Engineers Sue Board Over $20 Billion Nvidia Licensing Deal

Former Groq engineers who hold equity in the company have filed a lawsuit in Delaware, alleging the board short-changed shareholders by signing a non-exclusive $20 billion licensing deal with Nvidia that undervalued their stakes.

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Former Groq Engineers Sue Board Over $20 Billion Nvidia Licensing Deal

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