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InternetNews January 27, 2005 Michael Singer	Rambus Defends More Memory Patents Hynix, Infineon, Inotera and Nanya named in a new suit that centers on products using DDR2, GDDR2 and GDDR3.
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InternetNews July 18, 2006 Roy Mark	Court Tosses Rambus' $306.5M Infringement Award Judge Ronald Whyte of San Jose on Monday tossed out the $306.5 million in damages awarded to the Los Altos, Calif.-based Rambus in its patent infringement suit against Hynix Semiconductor.
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InternetNews September 15, 2006 Clint Boulton	Toshiba, Micron Settle Flash Gripe For $288M Toshiba today said it will pay $288 million for Micron's NAND Flash semiconductor technology and license patents to settle all of the litigation between Toshiba and Lexar Media, which Micron bought in June.
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