New York A.G. launches antitrust investigation of Intel
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The New York state attorney general's office served a wide-ranging subpoena on Intel today as part of an antitrust investigation of the chip maker.
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(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has subpoenaed Advanced Micro DevicesÂ as part of an antitrust investigation into the market for graphics processors and graphics cards, AMD said Thursday. AMD recently entered the graphics chip business with itsÂ acquisition of ATI Technologies, which was finalized last month. The DOJ has not made any allegations against AMD or ATI, and AMD intends to cooperate with the investigation, it said. While the DOJ hasn't said specifically what it is investigating, one industry analyst speculated that the case could be about price fixing. The DOJ has alreadyÂ charged a number of chip companiesÂ in the DRAMÂ memory chip market for price fixing, and isÂ investigating severalÂ in the SRAM (Static RAM) chip market. "If the DOJ wanted to, it could just go down every line in the semiconductor industry and find the same issue," said Gartner analyst Richard Gordon. That's because there are a relatively few number of suppliers in the chip industry and an open flow of communication between competitors and customers, who may not define price fixing the same way the DOJ does, he said. The investigations are unlikely to benefit end users, according to Gordon. Historically, prices in the chip industry have gone up and down based on supply and demand and he doubts that such investigations will result in lower pricing. A spokeswoman for AMD in Europe, Hollis Krym, said she did not know if the investigation has a broad scope and includes other graphics chip companies or if it is in the context of the ATI acquisition. U.S. antitrust authorities have already approved AMD's merger with ATI. In the DRAM market, the DOJ has charged Samsung Electronics, Hynix Semiconductor America, Elpida Memory, and Infineon TechnologiesÂ with price fixing and sentenced the companies to pay multi-million dollar fines. Sony, Cypress Semiconductor, and the U.S. arms of Mitsubishi Electric, Samsung Electronics, and Toshiba have all been asked to turn over information to the DOJ for an investigation into SRAM price fixing.
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has subpoenaed Advanced Micro DevicesÂ as part of an antitrust investigation into the market for graphics processors and graphics cards, AMD said Thursday.
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Advanced Micro Devices said it had received a subpoena regarding an investigation into possible antitrust violations in the graphics processor and card business.
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The F.T.C. has opened an antitrust investigation into Googleâs planned $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick.
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Chip maker Intel is being investigated by the New York Attorney General following anti-trust concerns.
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The New York State attorney general issued a wide-ranging subpoena as part of an investigation into whether the Intel Corporation violated federal or state antitrust laws.
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New York state launched a formal investigation on Thursday to determine if Intel Corp, the world's biggest chip maker, violated state and U.S. antitrust laws to squeeze out rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
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The Department of Justice has subpoenaed Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Nvidia Corp. as part of a probe of antitrust violations.
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Intel Corp , the largest maker of computer processors, said on Wednesday it would respond quickly to provide additional information sought by U.S. regulators over its plans to merge its chip unit with STMicroelectronics .
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The European Commission widened its investigation to determine if Intel pressured an electronics retailer to exclude chips made by Advanced Micro Devices.
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In connection with what the two companies are only describing today as an investigation into potential antitrust violations, graphics processor producer nVidia and AMD â- the new parent of processor company ATI â- announced they have received subpoenas from the US Dept. of Justice.
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A federal judge in Delaware has   scheduled an April 27, 2009 trial for Advanced Micro Devices   Inc.'s AMD.N antitrust case against Intel Corp. INTC.O, an   Intel spokesman said on Wednesday.
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South Korean antitrust regulators have issued preliminary allegations against IntelÂ forÂ allegedly undermining competition in its PC microprocessor market, but formal charges won't be made for at least another month.
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SAN FRANCISCO/SEOUL  - South Korean regulators have sent a "statement of objections" to Intel Corp following a two-year investigation into whether the U.S. microchip company violated antitrust laws.
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European Union antitrust regulators raided Intel Corp. and computer resellers searching for evidence that they may have broken cartel or monopoly rules, the European Commission said Tuesday.
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Intel dishes up its response to the European Commission's allegations it violated antitrust laws with its rebate practice. The Commission is the latest agency to weigh in with allegations Intel is using its rebates to reduce, or shut out, competition in t