AMD Sues Intel Again In Japan; AMD's antimonopoly lawsuit seeks $50 million in damages and charges rival Intel with paying large amounts of money to five PC makers to stop using AMD processors.(Advanced Micro Devices Inc.)

InformationWeek, June, 2005

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. filed another lawsuit against rival Intel Thursday, this one a $50 million antimonopoly suit that charges the industry's largest semiconductor company with paying large amounts of money to five PC makers there on the condition that they refuse to buy AMD processors.

The lawsuits filed in Tokyo High Court and the Tokyo District Court follow an antitrust suit AMD filed Monday against Intel in U.S. District Court. The action in Japan also follows a March 8 finding by the Japan Fair Trade Commission that Intel's Japanese subsidiary, Intel K.K., ...