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The US Supreme Court this morning decided to leave it to California courts to decide the fate of what might have been a precedent-setting civil suit against a handful of the world's leading memory manufacturers.
They had already pled guilty in federal proceedings and settled with the government, though Rambus believes it was the memory firm they were conspiring against. Today, in a move that could benefit Rambus in the end, the high court signaled its belief that such a claim is for a lower court to decide.
Back in April 2005, South Korea-based Hynix Semiconductor settled with the US Dept. of Justice, paying $185 million and pleading guilty to price fixing. A wave of settlements followed like toppling dominoes, with Elpida - the joint venture of NEC and Hitachi - in January 2006, and Samsung and Infineon the following May. That certain of their key executives jointly conspired to keep DRAM prices artificially low is a matter of record.
They had already pled guilty in federal proceedings and settled with the government, though Rambus believes it was the memory firm they were conspiring against. Today, in a move that could benefit Rambus in the end, the high court signaled its belief that such a claim is for a lower court to decide.
Back in April 2005, South Korea-based Hynix Semiconductor settled with the US Dept. of Justice, paying $185 million and pleading guilty to price fixing. A wave of settlements followed like toppling dominoes, with Elpida - the joint venture of NEC and Hitachi - in January 2006, and Samsung and Infineon the following May. That certain of their key executives jointly conspired to keep DRAM prices artificially low is a matter of record.