Infineon pays massive fine in US DRAM price probe

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Infineon to pay $160 million fine for
DRAM price-fixing

Infineon to pay $160 million fine for
DRAM price-fixing 09/15/2004 07:15 PM
WASHINGTON - Infineon Technologies AG, a German manufacturer of DRAM (dynamic RAM) has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $160 million fine for attempting to fix prices in the DRAM market, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday.

Infineon to pay $160M fine for DRAM
price-fixing

Infineon to pay $160M fine for DRAM
price-fixing 09/15/2004 05:26 PM
The Department of Justice charged Infineon with violating the Sherman Antitrust Act by conspiring with unnamed DRAM manufacturers between July 1999 and June 2002 to fix prices on memory sold to computer and server vendors.

Infineon admits to DRAM price fixing

Infineon admits to DRAM price fixing 09/15/2004 11:04 PM
German chip maker Infineon has admitted to fixing prices on RAM and will pay a US$160 million fine.

Infineon to admit DRAM price fixing

Infineon to admit DRAM price fixing 09/15/2004 03:06 PM
U.S. government announces company's agreement to plead guilty, pay $160 million fine.

Infineon Admits DRAM Price Fixing

Infineon Admits DRAM Price Fixing 09/15/2004 03:24 PM
Infineon Technologies AG said Wednesday that it will admit to a "limited" charge related to DRAM price fixing, paying a $160 million fine in the process.

Update: Infineon Admits DRAM Price
Fixing

Update: Infineon Admits DRAM Price
Fixing 09/15/2004 10:57 PM
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Infineon Technologies to admit DRAM
price fixing

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price fixing 09/15/2004 02:59 PM
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Infineon to Pay $160M Price Fixing Fine

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Infineon to admit DRAM p

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Infineon Reaches Settlement with DoJ on
Industry Wide DRAM Antitrust
Investigation

Infineon Reaches Settlement with DoJ on
Industry Wide DRAM Antitrust
Investigation 09/15/2004 09:29 PM
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Infineon to Pay a Fine in the Fixing Of
Chip Prices

Infineon to Pay a Fine in the Fixing Of
Chip Prices 09/15/2004 09:08 PM
Federal prosecutors cracked a global cartel that had illegally fixed prices of memory chips in personal computers and servers for three years.

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Microsoft pays EU antitrust fine

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Microsoft pays 497-million fine

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Microsoft pays the EU's ?497 million
fine

Microsoft pays the EU's ?497 million
fine 07/02/2004 11:27 AM
Microsoft Corp. has paid the ?497 million fine levied against it by the European Commission for abusing its dominance in the operating systems market, a Commission spokeswoman confirmed Friday.

Microsoft pays EU fine in antitrust case

Microsoft pays EU fine in antitrust case 07/02/2004 04:33 PM
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Microsoft pays the EU's €497 million
fine

Microsoft pays the EU's €497 million
fine 07/02/2004 01:01 PM
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Microsoft pays EU fine after months of
waiting

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waiting 07/02/2004 02:33 PM
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Microsoft pays 497m euro fine

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Microsoft pays 497-million-euro fine

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Microsoft pays 497-million-euro fine
(AFP)

Microsoft pays 497-million-euro fine
(AFP) 07/01/2004 10:28 AM
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Microsoft pays fine imposed by Europe

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Fraud Case (Reuters)

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Infineon fined for price fixing

Infineon fined for price fixing 09/16/2004 02:01 AM
German microchip maker, Infineon Technologies, has been fined $160m in the US after pleading guilty to price fixing.

Infineon Sets Aside Price-Fixing Fund

Infineon Sets Aside Price-Fixing Fund 07/21/2004 04:53 PM
Infineon Technologies AG said Tuesday that it has set aside approximately $225 million in a rainy-day fund in case allegations of DRAM price-fixing are upheld.

Chipmaker Infineon admits price fixing

Chipmaker Infineon admits price fixing 09/15/2004 05:03 PM
San Jose Mercury News Sep 15 2004 7:59PM GMT

Infineon Technologies AG to plead guilty
to price fixing

Infineon Technologies AG to plead guilty
to price fixing 09/16/2004 01:41 AM
A German manufacturer of technology commonly used in personal computers has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $160 million fine for engaging in an international price-fixing conspiracy that drove up computer prices, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Infineon Technologies AG "conspired with unnamed manufacturers" to boost prices of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) sold to computer makers, the Justice Department said.

Government antitrust lawyers identified the firms directly affected by the conspiracy as Dell, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Apple, IBM, and Gateway.

"This is very good news for consumers and for businesses," said R. Hewitt Pate, assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division.

Officials said some computer makers were forced to increase product prices because of the conspiracy, while others decreased the amount of memory used in some products. Infineon and other DRAM manufacturers, including Samsung, Hynix and Micron Technologies, also face civil lawsuits in San Francisco.

The Justice Department refused to name firms that allegedly conspired with Infineon in the criminal case announced Wednesday. The $160 million fine is the third largest price-fixing penalty in U.S. history.

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Infineon pleads guilty to memory
price-fixing

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price-fixing 09/15/2004 03:23 PM
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loss, cites EU antitrust probe

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Infineon creates war chest for antitrust
cases

Infineon creates war chest for antitrust
cases 07/20/2004 09:16 AM
Despite receiving a financial boost from higher market prices for memory products, Infineon Technologies AG on Tuesday posted a large third-quarter loss due to charges resulting from ongoing U.S. and European DRAM (dynamic RAM) antitrust investigations as well as related potential civil claims.

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chip maker

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Infineon pays massive fine in US DRAM price probe

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