Intel, AMD see date with justice pushed back to 2010
The trial for Advanced Micro Devices' five-year-old antitrust suit alleging
that competitor Intel unfairly manipulated the chip market has been delayed
until February 2010.
The trial was previously scheduled for April 2009, AMD spokeswoman Hollis Krym,
said Friday.
AMD is accusing Intel of using illegal subsidies in order to coerce 38 companies
in North America, Asia and Europe to use its products, in some cases threatening
retribution if those companies used or sold AMD products.
It alleges that Intel pushed major customers, such as Dell, Sony, Gateway and
Hitachi, into making exclusive deals in return for cash, discriminatory pricing
or marketing subsidies.
The long-running suit has been beset by snags. Intel said in March 2007 it
may have lost internal e-mail needed as evidence for the trial. Recent court
documents show that Intel is still hunting for internal e-mail.
The civil suit, which will be heard in U.S. District Court for the District
of Delaware, was filed in June 2005.
Intel faces continuing antitrust problems. On Thursday, the Korea Fair Trade
Commission fined it US$25 million for abusing its dominant position in the chip
market in South Korea.
The KFTC's investigation centered on whether Intel offered rebates to South
Korean computer makers in a way that harmed AMD. Intel can appeal the finding
to Seoul's high court.
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