FTC Probe Persists Despite $1.25B Intel, AMD Deal

By Christine Caulfield

Law360, New York (November 12, 2009, 6:36 PM ET) -- The $1.25 billion truce between Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. may have put an end to a long-running and bitter antitrust and intellectual property dispute between the rival computer chip makers, but it doesn't resolve ongoing regulatory scrutiny of Intel.

The surprise deal announced Thursday by Intel and AMD — which resolves all antitrust litigation and patent cross-license disputes between the microprocessor makers — will be closely examined by the Federal Trade Commission, but agency Chairman Jon Leibowitz said its probe of Intel's practices...
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