I'm not sure anymore that EMT64 actually relies on any AMD IP, if articles are correct and the Intel-AMD cross-licensing agreement expired last year.
Intel has basically had a de-facto monopoly on the PC and server space for the past 5+ years so I don't really buy that argument either. The buyout pressure was real enough when AMD was splitting into AMD + GloFo that Abu Dhabi couldn't buy a controlling stake in AMD, much to their chagrin. That might be null now if there really is no more agreement, in which case I would be surprised if there was NOT a buyout offer in the next few years.
Edit: Also, as far as I can see from googling, the Rockchip deal doesn't actually exchange any IP, it simply allows them to customize existing Atom cores into SoCs.
Intel has basically had a de-facto monopoly on the PC and server space for the past 5+ years so I don't really buy that argument either. The buyout pressure was real enough when AMD was splitting into AMD + GloFo that Abu Dhabi couldn't buy a controlling stake in AMD, much to their chagrin. That might be null now if there really is no more agreement, in which case I would be surprised if there was NOT a buyout offer in the next few years.
Edit: Also, as far as I can see from googling, the Rockchip deal doesn't actually exchange any IP, it simply allows them to customize existing Atom cores into SoCs.