Doug Melamed

Intel said Thursday it has agreed to pay $6.5 million as part of an agreement ending an antitrust suit brought against the US computer chip giant by the New York state attorney general.

US computer chip giant Intel posted its best earnings ever in 2010 as businesses beefed up data centers to handle services increasingly shifting to the Internet "cloud."

US chip maker Intel on Monday announced it would pay graphics card developer NVIDIA $1.5 billion over the next five years to settle a patent dispute.

LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Intel Corp has agreed to stop using threats and unfair discounts to block its rivals, resolving a costly, high-profile legal battle over accusations it illegally smothered competition for over a decade.

In Intel settlement, FTC says computer buyers to get cheaper prices - but not right away. The Federal Trade Commission is trumpeting its settlement with Intel Corp. as a victory for consumers who have overpaid for computer chips for a decade, though computer buyers shouldn't expect a sudden drop in prices.

Computer chip titan Intel has agreed to end "threats" and other tactics aimed at hindering competition, as part of a landmark antitrust settlement announced by the US government Wednesday.

Computer chip titan Intel agreed to conditions Wednesday that will open the door to renewed competition following a settlement of an antitrust probe with the US government, officials said.

Computer chip titan Intel agreed to conditions Wednesday that will open the door to renewed competition following a settlement of an antitrust probe with the US government, officials said.

Computer chip titan Intel agreed to conditions Wednesday that will open the door to renewed competition following a settlement of an antitrust probe with the US government, officials said.

Intel settles with FTC, cleaning up antitrust troubles as chip maker ducks long legal fight. The Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit against Intel Corp. was the harshest yet against the world's biggest semiconductor maker, which has been battling regulators around the world over charges its tactics hurt consumers.

Intel, FTC in talks to consider settling antitrust case. Intel Corp. and the Federal Trade Commission are in talks to settle an antitrust case against the chip maker, a move that could make it more difficult for rivals to pursue damages.

The US government accused Intel Corp. of illegally using its market power to stifle competition on Wednesday, just a month after the computer chip giant reached a 1.25-billion-dollar settlement with rival Advanced Micro Devices.

Intel, world's biggest computer chip maker, hit with more antitrust charges in FTC suit. The Federal Trade Commission piled on new antitrust charges against Intel Corp. on Wednesday, seeking to end what it described as a decade of illegal sales tactics that have crippled rivals and kept prices for computer chips artificially high.

Intel Corp. on Wednesday dismissed as "misguided" a suit filed by the US Federal Trade Commission which alleges the computer chipmaker illegally used its market power to stifle competition.