Intel may stop rival AMD from making chips
March 17th, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANSSan Francisco, March 17 (DPA) Intel Corporation has warned rival chip maker AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) that its licence to make personal-computer chips could be revoked because it spun out its manufacturing unit into a separate company.
Intel dominates the market for PC-compatible chips, which are based on the ubiquitous x86 architecture, first introduced by Intel in 1978 and later licensed to other companies.
AMD manufactures the chips under a 2001 patent cross-licensing agreement, and AMD transferred the right to make x86 chips to its manufacturing spinoff GlobalFoundries, which Intel alleges violates terms of the original agreement.
In a statement Monday, Intel said it considers GlobalFoundries a separate company and not a manufacturing subsidiary of AMD. Though AMD has the right to make x86 chips, transferring those rights to a separate company was not part of the patent cross-licensing agreement with Intel.
AMD restructured its business in October, when it teamed with Advanced Technology Investment Co (ATIC) to spin off manufacturing operations to GlobalFoundries. ATIC paid AMD $700 million for 65.8 percent of Global Foundries, while AMD owns 34.2 percent.
According to PC World magazine, Intel and AMD tried to settle the dispute through negotiations but didn’t reach an agreement.
In a filing with the Securities Exchange Commission, AMD rejected Intel’s claims, saying: “Intel has no right to terminate the company’s rights and licences” under the agreement.
“Should this matter proceed to litigation, we will prove that Intel fabricated this claim to interfere with our commercial relationships and thus has violated the cross-licence,” AMD said in a statement.
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