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Rambus Files $1B Antitrust Suit
Matthew Fordahl, 05.06.04, 12:45 PM ET
 
Chip designer Rambus sued several major computer memory makers Wednesday, claiming they illegally conspired to limit production and raise prices in an effort to block widespread adoption of Rambus' technology.
 
The civil antitrust lawsuit, filed in California Superior Court in San Francisco, seeks an injunction and damages that could total more than $1 billion. It names Hynix Semiconductor, Infineon Technologies, Micron Technology and Siemens AG, which spun off Infineon.
 
The suit is the latest in a long history of disputes among Rambus (nasdaq: RMBS - news - people ), chip makers and the federal government over patents, standards and alleged anticompetitive behavior. Rambus licenses its technology to manufacturers who produce the physical chips and pay royalties.
 

The latest suit is largely based on evidence acquired as part of the Federal Trade Commission's 2002 complaint that Rambus behaved illegally when it got chip makers to include its patented technology into standards so that it could collect royalties.

 
The FTC's chief administrative law judge, Stephen J. McGuire, ruled in favor of Rambus earlier this year. Though the FTC is appealing the decision, his written opinion cited several instances of apparent collusion against Rambus.
 
``We can't ignore the strength of this evidence,'' said Rambus general counsel John Danforth. ``We have a fiduciary obligation to our shareholders to do something about this.''
 
Micron and Infineon issued statements saying Rambus' claims were without merit.
 
``This is yet another example highlighting Rambus' pattern of using litigation as its only real business model,'' said Christoph Liedtke, an Infineon (nyse: IFX - news - people ) spokesman.