12.1.06: Subpoenas for AMD, Nvidia
By Richard Koman - December 1, 2006
The Justice Dept. is looking into possible antitrust violations by AMD and Nvidia, News.com reports. Both companies have made major acquisitions in the graphic chip field. AMD bought ATI Technologies for $5.4 billion in October and Nvidia announced its intent to acquire PortalPlayer, which provides video chips for Apple's iPods, in November.
The U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division has issued subpoenas to the companies, both of which said they intend to cooperate. Last month, AMD was sued by intellectual-property company Opti over potential copyright infringement in its Opteron processors.
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