AMD dumps ATI-brand

Chip maker AMD, that recently manufacturer of graphic chips ATI took about, intends the brand to dump. Product names as a Radeon would keep remain well, according to AMD.

AMD took end of July the Canadian producer of chips and videocarden about for about 5.4 billion dollar in shares and money. Opposite the English computer periodical PC Per Stilt AMD Richard Baker that it yet no definitive decisions have been taken about individual product names, but “ATI as business name will certain disappear”.

Opposite the leaf emphasizes Baker that it round a take-over purchase goes and not round a merger:,. AMD makes in this relation the service out, puts he. ATI-press spokesman Chris Hook names the most important that it good products are made; the name is of subordinate interest.

“The coming days go into we talk about the rest of our brands and their respective power”, according to Hook PC Per.