Intel and antitrust: A brief history
Tuesday's raid on Intel's
Munich office by European Commission investigators marks the latest development
in one of several antitrust cases that have dogged the world's largest chip
maker for years. Here's a rundown of Intel's brushes with antitrust investigators
and lawsuits around the world since 1990:
1990
Dec. 19: Microprocessor maker Cyrix filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel
in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Texas. "Intel has
engaged in a campaign of unlawful exclusionary practices to protect its coprocessor
monopoly from competition by Cyrix," the company said in a statement.
1991
June 29: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) informed Intel that it was
investigating the company's business practices.
Aug. 20: Advanced Micro Devices brought a US$2 billion antitrust lawsuit against
Intel in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California, alleging
that Intel "engaged in unlawful acts designed to secure and maintain a
monopoly."
Dec. 19: U.S. District Court Judge James Ware dismissed part of AMD's antitrust
lawsuit against Intel because a four-year statute of limitations had passed
for some actions listed in AMD's complaint. AMD declared its intention to press
forward with the lawsuit anyway.
1992
May 28: Processor maker Chips and Technologies sued Intel for antitrust violations
in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California. The claims
were a response to a Feb. 1992 patent lawsuit filed by Intel.
1993
Feb. 4: Chips and Technologies agreed to dismiss its 1992 antitrust claims against
Intel as part of a settlement to resolve a patent dispute between the two companies.
July 15: The FTC completed its investigation into Intel's business practices,
saying no evidence was found to support charges of anticompetitive behavior.
1994
Feb. 4: Cyrix dismissed its 1990 antitrust claims against Intel as part of a
patent-dispute settlement between the two companies.
1995
Jan. 11: AMD and Intel announced a broad legal settlement that ended several
court cases between the two companies, including the 1991 antitrust lawsuit
filed by AMD.
1997
Aug. 27: The FTC requested additional information from Intel concerning its
plans to acquire Chips and Technologies, citing antitrust laws. At the time,
Chips and Technologies was a major supplier of graphics chips.
Sept. 25: The FTC began a second antitrust investigation into Intel's business
practices. This investigation was conducted separately from the review of Intel's
offer to acquire Chips and Technologies.
1998
Jan. 13: The FTC decided not to seek an injunction against Intel's acquisition
of Chips and Technologies but announced plans to "continue the investigation
into the lawfulness of the acquisition."
April 23: The FTC ruled that an October 1997 legal settlement between Intel
and Digital Equipment that included the sale of Digital Equipment's
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