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The other legal foot fell Friday for Korean chipmaker Hynix.
After negotiating a plea bargain with the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ)
and a $185 million fine last year for its role in a global price-fixing
scandal, Hynix was sued Friday in civil court by Sun Microsystems and
Unisys.
The companies are seeking unspecified damages for the artificially inflated
prices of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips, spawned by the
conspiracy that has so far ensnared Hynix, Samsung, Infineon and Elpida.
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DRAM is the most commonly used semiconductor memory product, providing high-speed storage and retrieval of electronic information for personal computers, laptops, workstations, servers, printers, hard disk drives, personal digital assistants and other computerized gadgets.
A Unisys spokesman confirmed to internetnews.com that the company
joined with Sun to bring the lawsuit but declined further comment. At press
time, neither Sun nor Hynix returned requests for comment.
The DoJ launched an investigation into price fixing by the world's DRAM
makers in 2004.
German chipmaker Infineon
was the first to settle with the DoJ, agreeing to a guilty
plea and a $160 million fine.
Hynix followed with its plea and
$185 million settlement, the third largest criminal antitrust fine in U.S.
history.
Months later, Samsung also pleaded guilty and
agreed to a $300 million fine for its role in the conspiracy.
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Three Samsung executives were also sentenced to
U.S. jail terms of seven-eight months and fined $250,000 each.
Earlier this year, Japanese DRAM maker Elpida joined
the parade, forking over an $84 million fine.
In addition to Sun and Unisys, other U.S. computer and server companies using DRAM chips sold during the price-fixing period include Dell, HP, Apple, IBM and Gateway.
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