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Originally Posted by Trotter  Rumor mill has it that AMD will go fabless soon. |
Not exactly. Thy might become two companies (as part of the "asset smart" strategy); one which focuses on designing the chips, and one that focuses on manufacturing.
Anyway, due to their x86 license agreement, it's impossible for them to go fabless. They're not allowed to have more than 20% of their x86 manufacturing done using 3rd party manufacturers.