Looking to contribute its know-how to propel the adoption of MeeGo in tablets, smartphones, and other mobile devices, chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has joined rival Intel’s MeeGo open-source Linux project.

Making the announcement at the MeeGo Conference 2010 in Dublin, AMD said that it is joining the MeeGo development effort in an attempt to expand software compatibility and market opportunities for its Fusion chips. Incidentally, since the OS already works with x86 chips, it is compatible with AMD’s current line of processors.

According to a blog post on the AMD website, the company will contribute to MeeGo development by providing “engineering expertise intended to help establish the technical foundations for next-generation mobile platforms and embedded devices.”

The open-source MeeGo operating system, which was announced in February this year, was created via a fusion of Intel’s Moblin OS and Nokia’s Maemo software. The lightweight OS is especially designed to run on a number of mobile gadgets, like phones, tablets, and netbooks; as well as on embedded devices, like connected TVs and in-car systems.

It is The Linux Foundation - a nonprofit group aiming to push the growth and adoption of Linux – that is managing the MeeGo project; and, AMD was already a “gold”-level member of the foundation and on its board of directors.