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Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Aug. 4, 2006

Agency Says Rambus Misled Chip Makers About Patents

SAN JOSE - In a devastating blow to Rambus Inc., the Federal Trade Commission ruled Wednesday that the developer of computer memory technology violated antitrust laws by misleading semiconductor chip makers about the patents it held.

By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
     
SAN JOSE - In a devastating blow to Rambus Inc., the Federal Trade Commission ruled Wednesday that the developer of computer memory technology violated antitrust laws by misleading semiconductor chip makers about the patents it held.
      The FTC concluded Rambus was a monopoly created by its own "deceptive conduct." Rambus was a...

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