MacNN | The+Foundry+Company News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us The+Foundry+Company, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Intel worried patents hurt by AMD split http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/08/intel.on.amd.split/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/intelcore2duo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Intel today said it was concerned its patents might be at risk as a result of AMD's manufacturing split. The former company licenses its x86 chip architecture and other key technologies to AMD and has "serious questions" about whether those licenses will be honored if AMD's division into design and manufacturing companies is approved, according to Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/08/intel.on.amd.split/ Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:35:00 GMT AMD splits into design, chipmaking firms http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/07/amd.splits/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/amdopteron-hand.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AMD this morning took a radical step to improve its fortunes by launching into its promised split into two separate companies. The plan will see AMD break off its semiconductor manufacturing business into a separate company, for now known as the The Foundry Company, and will result in the new company both assuming about $1.2 billion of AMD's debt and the Abu Dhabi-based firm Advanced Technology I... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/07/amd.splits/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT