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AMD Employee Charged With Stealing Intel Secrets

IWonderWhatICanPutInThisFieldWithoutBeingDeleted writes "A man who once worked for Intel and then jumped ship to join AMD has been accused of stealing his erstwhile employer's chip secrets. Federal detectives allege they discovered 19 CAD designs and more than 100 pages of confidential Intel documentation."

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  1. Unfortunately by bugeaterr · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was the design of the Pentium Pro's floating point processor.

  2. couldn't help it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    He took the "Intel Inside" campaign too far.

  3. Re:Alleged motive: to impress his new employer by Sobrique · · Score: 3, Funny

    Damnit, that's where I've been going wrong!

  4. Re:AMD and Intel? by BitterOldGUy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Toyota engineers were found guilty of stealing industrial secrets from the Ferrari F1 team.

    I don't get it. Toyota drivers don't have to compensate for small penises like Ferrari drivers.

  5. It doesn't matter for me. by BitterOldGUy · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm married. My wife keeps my penis in a mason jar under the sink. It only comes out when she wants it.

  6. Re:On the plus side... by networkconsultant · · Score: 4, Funny

    During the course of my career I've signed enough Non-Disclosure agreements that it's illegal for me to think; Anecdotes often result in law suits.

  7. Re:AMD and Intel? by dotfile · · Score: 3, Funny

    My Porsche owning friend takes an entirely different kind of ribbing. You know the difference between a Porsche and a porcupine?


    The porcupine has the pricks on the outside.


    Yeah, OK, mod me off-topic now. I can take it.

  8. Correction... by Jorophose · · Score: 4, Funny

    P53.989484848488889999999 according to Intel.