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Have a total enterprise value of $5.0 billion, consisting of AMD's contribution of manufacturing assets and intellectual property (including its fabrication facilities in Dresden), intellectual capital and employees valued together at $2.4 billion; ATIC's contribution of $1.4 billion in new ...
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AMD splits manufacturing, The Foundry Co. born
Icrontic — In line with suspicions aired early this morning, AMD has announced that it will be shedding is manufacturing arm into an entirely new company temporarily known as The Foundry Company. The new firm will be majority-owned by Abu Dhabi-based ATIC and operate AMD’s Dresden, India, and future New York fabs. AMD proper will continue in the business of chip design and benefit from increased investment from Mubadala Development Company in the UAE to the tune of 19.3% ownership. When the dust settles in 2009, here’s how it will pan out: The Foundry Company Advanced ...

Asset smart unfurls, AMD spins off foundry business
The Tech Report: News — ... — 9:04 AM on October 7, 2008 Faced with rising manufacturing costs and growing demand for contract semiconductor manufacturing, AMD has decided to spin off its fabrication business into a separate company. In doing so, AMD has teamed up with the Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) of Abu Dhabi, which will take a 55.6% stake in the new manufacturing entity and contribute a few billion dollars over the coming years. AMD will take a 44.4% stake but get equal voting rights with ATIC. The new manufacturing business doesn't have a final name yet, so AMD is calling it "The ...

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