AMD Merger Impact — ATi Cancels 65nm Chipsets For Intel
The first impact of AMD’s acquisition of ATI Technologies on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has surfaced, as ATI has cancelled launch of the company’s 65-nanometer (65nm) chipsets for the Intel platform, the RD700, RS700 and RC710, which were scheduled to be released during the second half of 2007, according to the Chinese-language Commercial Times.
Online Hong Kong-based HKEPC Hardware reported on August 22 that ATI may fail to follow its promise that its acquisition by AMD would not affect chipset shipments for the Intel platform. ATI’s upcoming RC610 chipset, which is set for release in the first quarter of 2007, may be the last ATI product supporting the Intel platform, according to HKEPC. ATI has removed the RD700, RS700 and RC710 chipsets from its pervious roadmap of ATI-Intel chipsets, said HKEPC, which claims to have reviewed the latest product roadmap from ATI.
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