European Commission fined Intel a record $ 1.45 billion for anti - trust violation . It says Intel has been abusing its dominant market position . Competitor AMD brought the case to the attention of European officials . AMD ( another American company and Intel 's only competitor ) first raised the red flag in 2000 . EC anti - trust has commenced another round of investigations into Intel .
European Commission fined Intel a record $ 1.45 billion for anti - trust violation . It says Intel has been abusing its dominant market position . Competitor AMD brought the case to the attention of European officials . EC anti - trust has commenced another round of investigations into Intel .