Intel Corp on Tuesday said that the AMD manufacturing split could violate its patents. The chip giant expressed concerns with AMD's latest efforts to outsource its factories and creating a new foreign company. Intel licenses its x86 chip architecture to AMD.
Intel Corp and Advanced Micro Devices Inc are again fighting a new potential legal war. Intel said it has serious questions about a deal that will allow AMD to spin off its manufacturing business to a new overseas company.
"Intel has serious questions about this transaction as it relates to the license and will vigorously protect Intel's intellectual property rights," Intel spokesmen, Chuck Mulloy, said in a statement.
Intel said that the deal violates its patents. The business technology giant said it will defend its rights. The two chip makers have a cross-licensing agreement under which AMD pays royalties to Intel.
AMD has not responded to Intel's concerns. However, its company split doesn't involve any changes which depend on the x86 licenses. The licenses are used to design its product line which includes the Athlon, Geode, Opteron, Phenom and Turion. The licenses also reference mainboard chipsets.
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