18th March 2001 Archive

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Intel P4 strategy dented by Rambus ruling

PC industry in Ramboom or Rambust?

An Intel advertising campaign worth over $300 million, bunches of PC manufacturers committed to Intel roadmaps, and giant semiconductor manufacturer companies, all face further turmoil through the year because of arcane arguments about electronics to be decided in a patent case at a court in Richmond, Virginia next month. Judge …

Channel 18 Mar 2001, 10:57
Racketeer Act enters Rambus Infineon discussions

Updated Payneful decision may come today

A report on Electronic News said that US judge Robert E Payne made a pre-trial ruling yesterday that may destroy Rambus' claims that it holds vital patents on double data rate (DDR) and synchronous memory (SDRAM). But according to Bloomberg, quoting Infineon lawyer Robert Tyler, no such ruling was issued yesterday. Yesterday, …

Channel 18 Mar 2001, 11:00
Judge limits Rambus patent claims

Updated More Payne

In a memorandum signed Thursday, but embargoed until Friday, Judge Robert Payne limited the scope of Rambus' patent-infringement claims against Infineon scheduled to commence in court Tuesday, according to the Dow Jones wire service. The memo confirms a report Thursday by ElectronicNews which predicted the move and inspired a …

Business 18 Mar 2001, 11:09
Judge allows Rambus racketeering allegations

Splosh! Bottom falls out of RMBS stock

There was painful news for Rambus shareholders yesterday after the judge in the case said Infineon lawyers could introduce allegations of criminal activity in an up-and-coming jury trial that originally focused on alleged patent infringements. Dow Jones, picking up on earlier stories from The Register and Electronic News, said …

Channel 18 Mar 2001, 11:09