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    AMD says U.S. ends antitrust probe with no action (Reuters)
    Reuters - The U.S. Department of Justice has ended its probe into potential antitrust violations involving graphics chips makers and taken no action, Advance Micro Devices said on Monday. -- read full article
    Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:39:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    Slowly, Super Micro Gaining Stature In Server Market (Investor's Business Daily)
    Investor's Business Daily - Super Micro Computer strives to be all things to all server customers -- a market approach that lets it compete against much larger rivals such as Hewlett-Packard , IBM and Dell (NasdaqGS:DELL - News). -- read full article
    Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:06:52 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    First WiMAX Notebooks from Lenovo, Others Launch (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Acer, Asus, Lenovo, and Toshiba have announced notebook PCs that will use the new mobile WiMAX chipset from Intel, formerly known as "Echo Peak". More announcements are expected. -- read full article
    Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:59:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    Intel says to defend patents against AMD (Reuters)

    Workers prepare an Intel booth for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 6, 2008. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)Reuters - Intel Corp said on Tuesday it has "serious questions" about a deal announced by Advanced Micro Devices to spin off its manufacturing business and focus on chip design, and is ready to defend its patents.


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    Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:48:05 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    AMD: A Spectator in the CPU Game? (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - AMD's decision to split into two companies and launch a separate chip manufacturing business is as good as waving the white flag. -- read full article
    Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:01:30 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    Fabless future: Struggling AMD spins off factories (AP)
    AP - For years, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s scrappy image was best summed up by an insult that founder Jerry Sanders lobbed against rivals: "Real men have fabs." -- read full article
    Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:53:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    AMD Splits Into Two Companies with Abu Dhabi Backing (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Advanced Micro Devices, which has been struggling to regain its footing in competition with rival Intel, announced Tuesday that it will split into two companies. One of the companies will be a global enterprise focused on semiconductor manufacturing, temporarily called The Foundry Company. AMD itself will focus on designing microprocessors. -- read full article
    Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:23:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    Summary: AMD spins off chip factories (AP)
    AP - AMD'S SPLIT: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will now focus on designing chips and spin off a new venture focused on making them. Chip-making factories are massively expensive, and AMD can't afford to compete dollar-for-dollar with Intel Corp. on manufacturing. -- read full article
    Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:04:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    AMD spins off plants into venture with Abu Dhabi (Reuters)

    A technician of computer microprocessors maker AMD poses for the media with a wafer at the chip plant in Dresden October 24, 2006. (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)Reuters - Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc plans to spin off its manufacturing plants into a $5.7 billion joint venture with Abu Dhabi to get a cash injection and shrink debt to better compete against larger rival Intel Corp.


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    Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:39:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    AMD spins off plants into venture with Abu Dhabi (Reuters)

    A technician of computer microprocessors maker AMD poses for the media with a wafer at the chip plant in Dresden October 24, 2006. (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc plans to spin off its manufacturing plants into a $5.7 billion joint venture with Abu Dhabi to get a cash injection and shrink debt to better compete against larger rival Intel Corp.


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    Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:45:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    AMD to spin off factories in bid to save money (AP)

    Technician staff Jan Laessig presents a 300 millimeter waver at AMD in Dresden, eastern Germany, Sept. 10, 2007. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will announce Tuesday Oct. 7, 2008 it is spinning off its manufacturing operations including large plants in Germany, The Wall Street Journal reported.  (AP Photo/Matthias Rietschel, File)AP - In a move to dramatically cut costs and better compete with Intel Corp., chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Tuesday it will spin off its factories into a new joint venture with investors in the Persian Gulf state of Abu Dhabi.


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    Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:58:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    CORRECTED: AMD hives off factories in bid to fight In (Reuters)
    Reuters - Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices will hive off its pricey manufacturing plants, get a cash injection and shrink its debt to compete harder against bigger rival Intel for market share, sources familiar with the situation said. -- read full article
    Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:54:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    Global chipmakers cautious about outlook (Reuters)
    Reuters - Semiconductor makers have turned cautious about year-end sales, amid worries the global financial crisis is hurting consumer confidence and could put a dent in holiday sales. -- read full article
    Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:08:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    Freescale looks to sell cell phone chip business (Reuters)
    Reuters - Freescale Semiconductor said on Thursday it was exploring strategic options for its cell phone chip business and intends to complete a sale, joint venture or other options in the coming months. -- read full article
    Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:09:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    Acer's Predator Gaming PC Comes to the U.S. (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - The Acer Aspire Predator features an Intel Core 2 Quad 9300 processor, a nVidia GeForce 9600GT graphics card, 8GB of DDR2 memory, and two 640GB hard drives. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:36:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
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