Rambus Loses Antitrust Case

November 16, 2011 at 12:57 pm PT

A jury delivered a major legal defeat to Rambus Inc. in a closely watched antitrust case against Micron Technology Inc. and Hynix Semiconductor Inc.

Rambus had sought $4 billion in direct damages for the harm it allegedly suffered in the case, an amount that can be instantly tripled under California law. It also asked for punitive damages.

Rambus, a Silicon Valley designer of technology used in memory chips, accused Micron and Hynix of violating antitrust laws by conspiring to prevent Rambus technology from gaining traction in the market and fixing the price of memory chips.

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Tagged with: antitrust, chips, Don Clark, Hynix, Micron Technology, RAMBUS, semiconductors, The Wall Street Journal

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