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<m> buy </m> in chipmaker AMD, hoping to gain a leg up on a resurgent rival Intel ( INTC ), on July 24 ended months of speculation by saying it would buy graphics chipmaker ATI for about $ 5.4 billion. 
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<m> buy </m> in The pitched battle for supremacy in the chip-making market reached a critical phase yesterday with Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ) in Sunnyvale, Calif. announcing its decision to acquire Canadian graphic cards manufacturer ATI Technologies ( ATI ). The imminent purchase of ATI is the most vital element in AMD's concerted campaign to dethrone the mighty Intel Corp. AMD agreed to buy Markham, Ont-based ATI for around $ 5.4 billion in cash and stock, the companies announced Monday. 