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InternetNews October 13, 2005 Roy Mark	Price-Fixing Costs Samsung $300M The Korean chip giant is latest DRAM maker to plead guilty in US courts to its role in a global price-fixing conspiracy. The size of the fine is historic in proportion. Infineon and Hynix had already plead guilty to similar charges.
InternetNews October 19, 2006 Roy Mark	More Indictments in DRAM Price-Fixing Probe Two former Samsung officials and a former Hynix executive are the latest to be charged in the Department of Justice's ongoing investigation into a DRAM chip price-fixing conspiracy.
InternetNews December 1, 2005 Roy Mark	Samsung Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing Korean electronics giant Samsung agrees to pay second-largest criminal antitrust fine in U.S. history.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2004 Rich Duprey	Infineon Executives Pay High Price Four officers from the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) maker go to prison for their role in a price-fixing scheme. The company and its stock have been in the doldrums, though the stock price has rebounded some 20% from its summer lows.
InternetNews April 21, 2005 Roy Mark	Hynix Cops Guilty Plea in DRAM Debacle Korean chipmaker agrees to third-largest criminal antitrust fine in U.S. history in RAM chips price-fixing conspiracy.
InternetNews December 21, 2006 David Needle	Samsung Exec Pleads Guilty in DRAM Probe Prison time for Young Hwan Park in computer memory price-fixing case.
InternetNews September 5, 2006 Roy Mark	Sun, Unisys Sue Hynix Over DRAM After negotiating a plea bargain with the U.S. Department of Justice and a $185 million fine last year for its role in a global price-fixing scandal, Hynix was sued Friday in civil court by Sun Microsystems and Unisys.
InternetNews September 15, 2004 Roy Mark	Infineon Pleads Guilty to DRAM Price-Fixing The German chipmaker agrees to $160M fine... Other DRAM manufacturers under investigation, the DOJ says.
InternetNews April 10, 2007 Roy Mark	Not Enough Memory in DRAM Suit Sun Microsystems and Unisys' civil lawsuit against Hynix and other dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chipmakers is dead. At least for now.
InternetNews January 30, 2006 David Needle	Elpida to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing The latest chapter of an ongoing Department of Justice investigation into price fixing in the dynamic random access memory market has resulted in Japanese manufacturer Elipida forking over an $84 million fine.
InternetNews March 22, 2006 Roy Mark	DRAM Slam: Prison Time For Samsung Execs Three more executives in the dynamic random access memory chip industry are heading to prison for their roles in a global price-fixing conspiracy.
InternetNews September 22, 2006 Clint Boulton	Samsung Exec's DRAM Guilt Leads to Jail The Department of Justice this week said an executive from Samsung Semiconductor pled guilty and will go to jail for joining a global conspiracy to fix DRAM prices. Thomas Quinn will serve eight months, pay a $250,000 fine and help the Justice Department in the DRAM case.
InternetNews December 2, 2004 Michael Singer	Infineon Execs Plead Guilty to Price-Fixing Four Infineon executives agreed to plead guilty to charges they conspired to fix prices in the computer memory sector, officials said Thursday.
InternetNews September 16, 2004 Michael Singer	Infineon Price-Fixing Probe Tip of Iceberg? DRAM computer memory makers point fingers while the U.S. Justice Department's investigation continues.
InternetNews March 21, 2005 Michael Singer	Infineon, Rambus Lay Lawsuits to Rest The two chip companies issued a statement Monday saying they've cleared all outstanding litigation between them.
InternetNews April 27, 2005 Michael Singer	Is Rambus Right About Collusion? Rambus claims even more legal victories in the wake of last week's admission by Hynix.
InternetNews January 2, 2004 Michael Singer	DOJ May Settle with Memory Chip Maker Micron Technologies' possible amnesty deal with the Department of Justice is a boon to rival Rambus.
InternetNews March 1, 2006 Roy Mark	Hynix Execs Head For Jail in DRAM Scandal Four Korean Hynix executives are heading to a U.S. jail for their roles in a global conspiracy to fix prices on dynamic random access memory, a key type of memory found in most PCs.
InternetNews October 31, 2006 Roy Mark	Sony Hit With SRAM Subpoena Sony Corp. joined a growing list of static random access memory chipmakers touched by a Department of Justice antitrust investigation.
InternetNews December 1, 2006 Roy Mark	DoJ Issues Subpoena to Nvidia Nvidia said today the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating possible antitrust violations at the world's third-largest maker of computer graphics chips.
InternetNews November 16, 2006 David Needle	Another Guilty Plea in DRAM Price Fixing Scandal The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that a former executive of Elpida Memory, a large Japanese manufacturer of DRAM chips, agreed to plead guilty for his participation in a global conspiracy to fix prices.
InternetNews February 27, 2004 Michael Singer	Antitrust Case Fuels DRAM Price Fixing Probe A federal case dismissed against Rambus opens a door for a price-fixing probe involving other DRAM manufacturers.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2005 Rich Duprey	Rambus Rams Home a Victory The chip designer settles a long-running lawsuit with arch-rival Infineon Technologies. Rambus' stockholders were elated, as they have been with each victory the company has scored, and pushed their shares 30% higher.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2004 Rich Duprey	Infineon Does Infinitely Better The computer chip manufacturer sees sales surge, though antitrust woes throw it for a loss. Now it only remains to keep the lawyers out of the mix for shareholders to be able to realize their full profit potential.
InternetNews May 5, 2004 Michael Singer	Rambus Accuses Rivals of Price Fixing The $1 billion claim that Hynix, Infineon, Micron, Siemens forced RDRAM out of the market has some overlap with the Justice Department's own collusion investigation.
InternetNews March 3, 2005 Michael Singer	Court Denies Rambus Patent Claim Again The case against Infineon relates to SDRAM and DDR DRAM memory products.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2005 Rich Duprey	Rambus Loves Legal Wrangling The chip designer revokes a customer licensing agreement and alleges patent infringement -- again. For stockholders, the continuing legal assault on memory-chip makers only serves to drain the company's coffers while the stock continues to underperform
InternetNews April 30, 2004 Michael Singer	DDR2 Held Up By Rambus' Legal Woes Analysts are concerned DDR2 makers working with Rambus are using the company's fight against Infineon to delay paying licensing fees.
InternetNews February 10, 2010	Micron Ponies Up $1.27 Billion for Numonyx The chipmaker looks to the future with $1.27 billion purchase of Numonyx, a maker of NOR and NAND Flash microprocessors found in cell phones, digital cameras and mp3 players.
InternetNews January 9, 2008	Hynix Sees DRAM Rebound Hynix Semiconductor, the world's second-largest memory maker, predicts a comeback for the computer-chip market as demand remains strong.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2010 Anders Bylund	How Big Can a Micron Get? The memory market is getting smaller; Micron keeps growing. Where will it all end?
InternetNews March 15, 2010	Memory Rebound Seen Helping Micron Will memory makers finally begin seeing some green?
The Motley Fool December 24, 2009 Anders Bylund	Micron's Price War Is Totally Dead Last quarter, Micron Technology signaled an end to the brutal price compression of memory chips. This quarter, the company proved once and for all that the recovery is real.
InternetNews March 26, 2008	Rambus a Big Winner in Chip Patent Case Royalties could amount to billions of dollars over next decade if Rambus verdict upheld.
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.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2009 Anders Bylund	This Change'll Do You Good, Memory Makers Micron is playing the superhero of the memory market right now, extending an olive branch of manufacturing expertise and capacity to its Taiwanese rivals.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2004 Rich Duprey	Elpida Memory IPO a Risk The DRAM chip maker is set to go public next month. Though Elpida Memory is Japan's sole dedicated manufacturer of the chips and it seeks to gain enough market share to take over the No. 3 position, U.S. investors should not get too excited about the spinoff just yet.
InternetNews November 28, 2007	Samsung Predicts End of DRAM Oversupply Samsung Electronics said the oversupply of memory chips used in personal computers was expected to ease in 2008 as growing demand for portable gadgets prompts a shift in production to Flash chips.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2009 Anders Bylund	The Memory War Is Over! The price war in the computer memory market is over. And Micron is still standing.
InternetNews April 1, 2008	Chip Suppliers Cut Back as Demand Remains Weak The drop in global chip inventories is a reflection of supply cutbacks, not strong demand.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2005 Rich Duprey	Rambus' Rambling Lawsuits Chip designer suffers setback in its legal fight to assert ownership of memory chip market. Rambus shareholders, in the meantime, have seen a lot of their profits eaten by legal fees; they've also seen the value of their shares decline.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2007 Anders Bylund	To Infineon -- and Beyond! German chip maker Infineon still hurts from the competitive memory market, but finds some solace in its automotive and cell phone manufacturer contracts.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2010 Anders Bylund	How Long Can Micron's Gold Rush Last? The market for memory chips is now officially a great place to be. Does Micron have any rocket fuel left in the tank?
The Motley Fool December 15, 2011 Anders Bylund	Rambus: The Year in Review This was not a banner year for the memory technologist.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2012 Harsh Chauhan	Micron Technology Sinks Deeper Micron misses estimates once again, swings to a loss
The Motley Fool December 19, 2007 Anders Bylund	Foolish Forecast: Micron's Puny Prospects In advance of earnings, let's take a look at memory specialist Micron Technology to see how the company compares to some of its peers.
InternetNews October 23, 2009	Memory Players May Start Making Money Now that's a recovery. After bleeding money for years, the DRAM market is growing and profitable and should stay that way.
The Motley Fool December 23, 2010 Anders Bylund	Here We Go Again: Memory Prices Are Imploding It's time for another round of oversupply and weak demand in this super-cyclical industry.
The Motley Fool April 1, 2010 Anders Bylund	Micron Keeps Working Unlikely Wonders The devastating price war is fading into history, and Micron is a survivor.
InternetNews January 20, 2005 Michael Singer	Hynix Faces 50 Rambus Patents in Court A U.S. district judge ruled this week that Hynix Semiconductor must defend itself from as many as 50 patent infringement claims filed against it by rival chipmaker Rambus.