AMD will continue to ship x86 processors

Posted on Wednesday, March 18 2009 @ 19:49 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Analysts expect the legal dispute with Intel will definitely not disrupt shipments of AMD processors:
Industry experts do not expect any disrupts with further shipments or development of microprocessors by Advanced Micro Devices after Intel initiated legal dispute against its smaller rival claiming that its manufacturing joint venture infringes patents of the chip giant.

“Gosh, I’d worry more about a meteor slamming into the Earth,” said Nathan Brookwood, an analyst at Insight64, noting that very few patent lawsuits in Silicon Valley result in either party being forced to halt production, reports ComputerWorld web-site.


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