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AMD Acquires ATI

#1 {lang:macro__useroffline}   Elvenblader {lang:icon}

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Posted 25 July 2006 - 02:32 AM

Well the big boys at AMD have finally done it! ATI and AMD are merging their two firms. It seems that ATI was merged for $5.4 billion. ATI really is a powerhouse in the chipset and graphics industry, but if this turns out to be good, Intel is really going to have a monster up on their tail. Here is the article:

AMD Acquires ATI



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Posted 25 July 2006 - 05:12 AM

So what is the new acronym?
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Posted 25 July 2006 - 06:56 AM

Hehe the battle is on this holiday season!



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Posted 25 July 2006 - 07:03 AM

This article is Bit Tech's Take on how the ATI and AMD merger might workout. But until ATI's shareholders give the greenlight, AMD and ATI will not merger just yet.

Bit-Tech How it All Shakes Out

Also to neraphym, I dont know what there name is going to be called. But maybe something like AAMDI

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Posted 25 July 2006 - 12:31 PM

Interesting stuff, it'll be worth keeping an eye on which direction each group is going to take.
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Posted 25 July 2006 - 11:48 PM

It is official! AMD and ATI have mergered. If thats not good enough news, ATI might be releasing the ATI x1950XTX which has one of the first ever GDDR4 memory.

AMD and ATI It's Official

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