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@ 2008/10/20Angstrem, a Zelenograd, Russia-based maker of semiconductors, has acquired 130nm bulk process technology from Advanced Micro Devices, the latter said in a recent financial report. Earlier Angstrem bought AMD’s manufacturing equipment.
AMD said in its most recent financial report that it included in the results of continuing operation a $191 million of process technology license revenue. The company’s chief financial officer clarified that the firm had licensed its outdated process technology to the same company that acquired AMD’s 200mm fabrication equipment that was used in Fab 30 about five years ago.
AMD said in its most recent financial report that it included in the results of continuing operation a $191 million of process technology license revenue. The company’s chief financial officer clarified that the firm had licensed its outdated process technology to the same company that acquired AMD’s 200mm fabrication equipment that was used in Fab 30 about five years ago.
“This technology revenue is actually associated with the sale last quarter of our 200mm tools in addition to selling the tools we actually sold some process technology to the same vendor,” said Robert J. Rivet, AMD’s chief financial officer.
