On November 17, 2009 AMD made a Form 8-K filing with the SEC regarding the Company’s settlement and patent cross-license agreements with Intel. A redacted version of AMD and Intel’s patent cross-license agreement is now publicly available as part of the attached Form 8-K filing. GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Intel also reached a patent agreement. The specific terms of that agreement are confidential.

The key takeaways from the new AMD, Intel patent cross-license agreement are as follows:


* AMD and Intel obtain patent rights from a new patent cross-license, with a capture period that has been extended five years.
* The licenses are now royalty free for both parties.
* AMD has broad have made rights including for x86 devices.