Rambus Says Hynix, Micron Conspired Illegally as Trial Opens
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Hynix Semiconductor Inc. and Micron Technology Inc. carried out an “unlawful conspiracy” to drive Rambus Inc. out of the computer memory market, a Rambus lawyer said as an antitrust trial began today in California.
Rambus, based in Sunnyvale, California, is seeking as much as $12.9 billion from Hynix and Micron over Rambus-designed dynamic random access memory, or RDRAM, chips. The $4.3 billion in damages sought by Rambus against the two companies would be automatically tripled under California law, according to Rambus. The chip manufacturers deny the claims.