U.S. Court Orders Hynix to Pay Rambus
In a second victory for Rambus, a U.S. court ruled on Monday that Hynix Semiconductor must pay the company a prior damage award plus a licensing fee on nearly every DRAM memory chip it makes.
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California also denied Rambus's request for an injunction barring Hynix DRAM chips from being sold in the U.S.
The court ordered Hynix to pay Rambus royalties of 1 percent on every SDRAM (synchronous DRAM) chip made after Dec. 31, 2005, and 4.25 percent on every DDR DRAM (double data rate) chip made after that time, according to a copy of the ruling.
In a statement on Tuesday, Hynix said it will appeal the damages aspect of the ruling.
"While Hynix's appeal is pending, Hynix is not required to pay the judgment," the South Korean company said. "If, as it expects, Hynix prevails on the appeal, the judgment will be reversed. The appeal will take one to two years under the normal U.S legal procedure."
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