- Thu Sep 11 2008 NEC joins IBM on 32-nanometer chip research
Big Blue has added the Japanese company to a growing list of allies doing research on next-generation chip technology at IBM facilities.
- Fri Oct 3 2008 Memory chipmakers face survival test
Market and industry are in a brutal downturn, with little relief in sight. And it's forcing some companies to either merge or perish.
- Thu May 27 1999 NEC cranks up memory chip output
The firm will increase monthly DRAM chip production 150 percent to 30 million units, according to a report.
- Thu Oct 13 2005 Samsung to pay $300 million for price fixing
Memory maker pleads guilty for conspiring with others to fix prices on DRAM.
- Wed May 9 2001 Court rules against Rambus
A court rules in favor of chipmaker Infineon in its countersuit against the memory designer in a decision that could affect a number of other cases.
- Fri Aug 10 2001 Court decision favors Rambus
A federal judge overturns two counts of fraud against the chip designer and grants a new trial in its patent case against German chipmaker Infineon.
- Wed May 28 2003 Stockholders drop suit against Rambus
After reviewing a court ruling in a case with rival Infineon, shareholders drop a suit that claimed Rambus hurt stock value by withholding intellectual-property information.
- Mon Oct 6 2003 Rambus to continue royalty quest after ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Infineon Technologies' appeal against the memory chip maker, clearing the way for Rambus to prove that memory makers are violating its patents.
- Fri Mar 16 2001 Rambus trial delayed until April
A U.S. District judge has delayed Rambus' trial against Infineon until April to permit further discovery in the case.
- Wed Apr 30 2008 RAMBUS: The battle over hold-ups in industry standard setting
In the past two weeks, two new decisions have issued in the Rambus line of cases. The litigation involving Rambus's participation in standard setting for next generation DRAM technology, and Rambus's subsequent attempt to hold up the industry, has had a

