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• Intel may settle FTC antitrust complaint

  By Nancy Gohring | 22 June, 2010 09:05

  Intel may be close to settling the antitrust lawsuit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission late last year.

• US FTC's Intel lawsuit could prove a boon for rivals AMD, Nvidia

  By Sharon Gaudin | 17 December, 2009 08:08

  The antitrust lawsuit filed today by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's against Intel Corp. could turn out to be a great Christmas present for Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Nvidia Corp.

• AMD CEO sees 'immense' benefit from Intel settlement

  By Owen Fletcher | 02 December, 2009 23:17

  The recent legal settlement between Intel and Advanced Micro Devices will bring new business to AMD and major benefit for its customers, the chip maker said Wednesday.

• EU Ombudsman faults EC's Intel antitrust ruling

  By Paul Meller | 18 November, 2009 23:18

  The European Ombudsman accused the European Commission on Thursday of "maladministration" during its antitrust investigation of Intel, which resulted in a hefty fine earlier this year, as well as an order to desist from its anti-competitive practices.

• AMD, Intel settle antitrust, IP disputes

  By Marc Ferranti | 13 November, 2009 08:45

  Intel and Advanced Micro Devices Thursday announced that they have settled all antitrust litigation and patent cross-license disputes between the companies.

• AMD, Intel settle antitrust, IP disputes

  By Marc Ferranti | 13 November, 2009 05:29

  Intel and Advanced Micro Devices Thursday announced that they have settled all antitrust litigation and patent cross-license disputes between the companies.

• NY Intel antitrust lawsuit gets mixed reviews

  By Grant Gross | 05 November, 2009 08:14

  New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's decision to file an antitrust lawsuit against Intel doesn't make sense, with prices for microprocessors falling sharply in recent years, said some critics.

• NY attorney general files antitrust lawsuit against Intel

  By Grant Gross | 05 November, 2009 08:41

  New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against microprocessor maker Intel, alleging that the company engaged in a "systematic campaign" of illegal conduct to protect a monopoly.

• Latest suit against Intel could open doors for AMD

  By Sharon Gaudin | 05 November, 2009 07:57

  New York's antitrust suit filed against Intel Corp. today, coupled with previous antitrust actions and lawsuits, could give rivals like Advanced Micro Devices Inc. room to pick up some steam in the processor business. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today filed a federal antitrust lawsuit alleging that Intel threatened computer makers, made payoffs and engaged in a "worldwide, systematic campaign of illegal conduct."

• EU reveals 'smoking gun' e-mails from Intel antitrust probe

  By Paul Meller | 22 September, 2009 06:31

  In an unusual move, the European Commission unveiled e-mail exchanges between Intel and computer manufacturers that its antitrust officials describe as "smoking gun" evidence from the probe that resulted in the chip maker being fined just over $1.45 billion in May.

• Intel asks court to dismiss EU antitrust case

  By Paul Meller | 16 September, 2009 07:59

  Intel has asked Europe's second highest court to annul last May's antitrust ruling against the company, accusing the regulators of erring in law and of producing sloppy analysis, according to details of the appeal made public Tuesday.

• EU to report on Intel's complaint in antitrust case

  By Agam Shah | 05 September, 2009 05:09

  The ombudsman for the European Union has confirmed receiving a complaint from Intel about the way its antitrust case was handled in Europe and said he will publish a summary of his decision later this month.

• Obama administration, new legal research could jack up antitrust heat on Intel

  By Eric Lai | 05 August, 2009 08:09

  Nvidia Inc.'s charge that sales of its Ion graphics platform are being unfairly hampered by Intel Corp.'s bundling and predatory pricing tactics have so far gained the graphics vendor some public sympathy, but little more.

• EU fine drops Intel's quarterly net income $2 billion

  By Agam Shah | 15 July, 2009 06:08

  Intel on Tuesday reported that its net income for the second fiscal quarter of 2009 dropped US$2 billion year-over-year because of the hefty fine imposed on the chip maker by the European Commission.

• Experts: 'Predatory pricing' for Intel's Atom legal

  By Eric Lai | 29 May, 2009 07:06

  Intel Corp. may very well bundle its Atom CPU and graphics chipset to netbook PC makers for a lower price than Atom alone, as rival Nvidia Inc. CEO Jen-Hsun Huang charged last week.