Intel has said it would appeal against a European Commission decision to fine them 1.06 billion euros
By Lennart Preiss
The logo of US semi-conductor company Intel can be seen on a transparent computer in March 2009. EU antitrust regulators have fined Intel a record 1.06 billion euros (1.45 billion dollars), claiming it uses its stranglehold on the microchip market to crush its main rival illegally.