Intel's Japan office raided
Japan's fair trade agency raided Intel Corp.'s Japanese office Thursday and a government source in Tokyo said the world's largest chipmaker is suspected of violating antitrust laws.
"They have worked to prevent other processor makers from supplying personal computer manufacturers," the source said.
Intel (INTC: Research, Estimates), whose processors are used in four out of every five personal computers worldwide, said investigators from the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) had raided its office in Tsukuba, near Tokyo, but declined any further comment.
Intel's main rival is Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD). Shun Yoshizawa, director of corporate marketing at AMD Japan, said FTC officials also went to its offices earlier Thursday, but emphasized that it was not a raid and said it plans to cooperate fully with the investigation.
