Intel to pay AMD $1.25B in legal settlement
Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion to settle antitrust and patent licensing suits
NEW YORK (AP) -- Intel Corp. is paying $1.25 billion to Advanced MicroDevices Inc., its largest rival in the market for computer processors,to settle all antitrust and patent suits, the companies said Thursday.
Intel said it has agreed to abide by a set of "business practiceprovisions." In return, AMD is dropping suits in the U.S. and Japan,and withdrawing complaints to antitrust regulators worldwide.
AMD shares soared $1.19, or 22 percent, to $6.51 in morning trading. Intel shares fell 6 cents to $19.78.
AMD has been complaining to regulators for five years that Intel has broken antitrust laws to limit AMD's market share.
InMay, the European Union fined Intel a record $1.45 billion, and lastyear, Korea's Fair Trade Commission fined Intel $18.6 million. Intel isappealing both rulings.
EU spokesman Jonathan Todd said theEuropean Commission "takes note" of Intel's settlement with AMD butthat it does not change Intel's duty to comply with European antitrustlaw.
In 2005, Japan's Fair Trade Commission found that Intelviolated antitrust rules there. Intel accepted that ruling withoutadmitting wrongdoing.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission also is investigating.
Intelhas previously defended its sales practices -- which include rebates tobig Intel customers -- as legitimate and good for customers because itcan lead to lower prices.
Intel said that the $1.25 billionsettlement means its spending in the current quarter will now be $4.2billion rather than the $2.9 billion it had previously forecast. Italso expects its tax rate to be 20 percent rather than 26 percent. Allother expectations are unchanged, Intel said.
Intel, based inSanta Clara, Calif., owns about 80 percent of the worldwidemicroprocessor market, while AMD in nearby Sunnyvale has most of therest.作者: zhdick 时间: 2009-11-12 23:27
少了个亿 。作者: Prescott 时间: 2009-11-12 23:27
这年头,无语了作者: take 时间: 2009-11-12 23:31
双赢之道作者: wxm 时间: 2009-11-12 23:35
从股价来看12.5亿对amd很多 对intel不多
这样干就不是赔钱的问题了,坐牢是一定的了作者: vc2136 时间: 2009-11-13 00:15
- Intel has agreed to an important set of ground rules to a free and open market in the microprocessor industry
- New patent cross-license agreement that gives AMD broad rights andthe freedom to operate a business utilizing multiple foundries
- GLOBALFOUNDRIES has agreed to terms that allow them the freedom tooperate as an independent world-class leading-edge foundry company,going forward, without being a subsidiary of AMD.
- Intel has agreed to pay AMD $1.25 billion within 30 days of this agreement.
这样amd就完全是家R&D公司了作者: vc2136 时间: 2009-11-13 00:16