AMD escapes graphics chip probe
By IT PRO and Franklin Paul, Reuters,
Antitrust investigators in the US have concluded their examination of the highly-competitive graphics chip sector and concluded that no action needs to be taken.
The revelation, from chip maker AMD, is a relief to a sector that is facing increasing technology and market challenges.
The company said the US Department of Justice had informed AMD, which owns graphics technology maker ATI, that it had closed its investigation into ATI’s pricing and marketing practices in the sale of graphics processing units.
AMD entered the graphics business after acquiring ATI Technologies in October 2006. The DOJ started its probe in December 2006, when it issued subpoenas to AMD and Nvidia, its main rival in the graphics chip market.
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