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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Advanced Micro Devices, the second-largest maker of personal-computer processors after Intel, reported a wider loss after writing down the value of its ATI Technologies purchase.
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M Audio Blog (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
: … I’ve got everything working now> except my microphone which uses my new sound card. I do have sound, but> no microphone. lspci shows this. > 00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia> What can I do to get it working? Read more
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Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Tech Confidential submits: Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s (AMD) 2006 acquisition of graphics chipmaker ATI Technologies Inc. has once again forced the processor maker to take a massive write-down. AMD on Friday disclosed that it would take an $880 million charge on the goodwill and intangible assets associated with its handheld and digital television units, both of which were acquired via the hugely...
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InformationWeek - All Stories (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
In a SEC filing, the chipmaker said the majority of the charges relate to its acquisition of ATI Technologies.
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Information Week (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
In a SEC filing, the chipmaker said the majority of the charges relate to its acquisition of ATI Technologies.
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Good Morning Silicone Valley (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Two years ago, semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices decided that the graphics-chip expertise of ATI Technologies was worth $5.4 billion. Ever since, it’s been revising the value of the deal downward, and it still hasn’t hit bottom. In the last quarter of last year, AMD took a $1.6...
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The San Francisco Business Times (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will take an $880 million charge in the second quarter because some bits of ATI Technologies, which it bought two years ago, haven't done as well as the company hoped.
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ZD Net (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
AMD has announced that it will take charges totaling $948 million in its recently ended quarter for goodwill impairment and restructuring. A whopping $880 million of that is made up of charges for related to its acquisition of ATI Technologies. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
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Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
AMD said it will take nearly $1 billion in additional charges for the second quarter, mostly due to its acquisition of graphics-chip company ATI Technologies two years ago.
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The Register (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
From plucky upstart to just plucked AMD has bitten the write-downs bullet and will take an $880m impairment charge on parts of its ATI Technologies acquisition in its second quarter results.…
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Money Out Blog (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s [AMD] 2006 acquisition of graphics chipmaker ATI Technologies Inc. has once again forced the processor maker to take a massive write-down. AMD on Friday disclosed that it...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices hit a new low after the company says it will take nearly $1 billion in charges for the second quarter, mostly due to its acquisition of ATI Technologies two years ago.