Will AMD buy AGEIA?

September's purchase of Havok by Intel noticeably stirred up the market and, as expected, spawned many rumors around the theoretically possible relationship between AMD and AGEIA. Both companies, of course, were silent on this score and did not comment on the rumors. And now, a recent interview with Custom PC's British Internet resource with Richard Huddy (Richard Huddy) shed some light on AMD's attitude to the well-known manufacturer of physical accelerators PhysX.

The head of the European division of AMD on relations with developers in an interview with the British admitted that he regularly has to answer the question of colleagues "why do not we buy AGEIA?". At the same time, Mr. Huddy each time explains the pros and cons of the event, making it clear that any outcome is possible. That is, the purchase of AGEIA can take place, but only if both parties agree on the price. And with this, problems may arise. The fact is that the recent deal of Intel and Havok, valued at more than 100 million US dollars, set a very high level, which AGEIA's management will be guided by, decide to sell its business. AMD has not yet mastered such expenses, but other buyers, say, NVIDIA, may be interested in the company. Demand, in turn, is bound to affect the value of the deal, which AMD is not profitable at all. So it is possible that companies are already negotiating. Let's wait ...

via Custom PC