In 2009, a settlement was reached according to which Intel would pay $1.25 billion in response to a lawsuit filed by AMD in 2005 for influencing buyers to purchase Intel chips.
Both AMD and Intel manufactured microprocessors with x86 technology that was used in most computers in earlier times until Intel decided to invest a substantial amount in a new generation of technology that did not use the x86 concept. Itanium as it was called was a faster and more efficient generation of microprocessors and Intel also patented which meant that AMD could not make it. However, when AMD introduced Athlon which not only boasted of faster speed but also lower price, Intel’s market share suddenly came under threat (Wong, 2006). Companies such as Sony, NEC and Toshiba started opting for Athlon instead of Intel but in year 2002 and 2003, the sales came to a sudden halt. AMD’s senior officials blamed rebate payments made by Intel to buyers. (AMD-Intel Litigation history, 2007)
2009，达成协议，英特尔将根据响应由AMD在2005购买英特尔的芯片影响买方支付1250000000美元的诉讼。
AMD和英特尔制造的微处理器，被用在大多数计算机在早些时候，直到英特尔决定投资数额较大的技术，不使用x86概念的新一代x86技术。安腾如它被称为是一个更快和更有效的新一代的微处理器和英特尔的专利，也意味着AMD是不可能做到的。然而，当AMD Athlon不但吹嘘了更快的速度也较低的价格，英特尔的市场份额突然受到威胁（王，2006）。NEC和索尼等公司，东芝开始选择速龙代替英特尔却在2002和2003年，销售突然停止。AMD公司的高级官员指责回扣由英特尔的买家。（AMD英特尔诉讼的历史，2007）
