The Korea Times : Hynix Faces Patent Lawsuit in US:


Hynix Semiconductor faces the prospect of paying U.S. research firm Rambus up to $150 million in penalties for violating patent arrangements. The trial began in a U.S. court this week.

This is the third known legal battle facing the Korean semiconductor maker in the recent months, following the conviction of its executives for chip price-fixing in the U.S., and a formal complaint by Japan about alleged subsidization.

Hynix, the world’s second largest DRAM (dynamic random access memory) maker, is being sued by Rambus for infringing its patents of DRAM from 2000. After a six-years of legal saber rattling, the jury trial started on Monday with a verdict expected within a month. The verdict could order Hynix to pay royalties for its $4.4 billion sales in the United States since 2000.