Thursday, January 22, 2009

Today's Fly Or Die Commerce Report

The computer chip manufacturer, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), has agreed to sell the assets that are the foundation of their hand-held semiconductor business. The buyer is Qualcomm Inc. The purchasing price is reportedly $65 million.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Qualcomm has agreed to hire some of AMD's ex-employees to be a part of their staff. Qualcomm feels that the new acquisition will bolster their multimedia technologies.

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