Samsung ringfences $100m for antitrust dispute
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Samsung, the world&#39;s top memory chipmaker, said on Thursday that its US subsidiary would put aside $100m in antitrust provisions related to a computer memory chip dispute.
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A technology agency is offering a $100,000 prize in a competition to develop multimedia search technologies.
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(InfoWorld) - An investigation into possible anticompetitive behavior in the flat-panel display market widened Tuesday, with four more big vendors saying they had been contacted by investigators. Samsung ElectronicsÂ said it had been served with subpoenas by regulators in the U.S., South Korea, and Japan, while Sharp and Taiwan's AU Optronics were contacted by the Japan Fair Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), they said. Taiwan's Chi Mei Optoelectronics said a subsidiary in the U.S. was also contacted by the DOJ. The investigation came to light Monday when LG.Philips LCD Co.Â revealed that it had been subpoenaedÂ by regulators in the U.S., South Korea, and Japan. The probe centers on TFT (thin-film transistor) LCDs, according to Samsung. They are used in a wide range of electronics products including flat-panel televisions and computer monitors, laptop computers, cell phones, and digital music players. The three companies being investigated are among the largest manufacturers of such displays. The investigation comes on the heels of anticompetition probes in the DRAM (dynamic RAM) andÂ SRAM (static RAM) markets. The DRAM investigationÂ focussed on price-fixing, which is when vendors cooperate to set prices artificially. Sharp Spokeswoman Miyuki Nakayama said the company was surprised to have received the summons. Sharp has a policy of "fair and ethical management," she said. Cho Sung In, a spokeswoman for Samsung in Seoul, said: "Samsung Electronics is strongly committed to fair competition and ethical practices and forbids anti-competitive behavior." Among other LCD manufacturers, Sony said its joint-venture with Samsung, S-LCD, had not been contacted by the investigators. Shares in LG.Philips dropped 4 percent Tuesday, while Samsung's closed down two-thirds of a percent. The general market, as measured by the Kospi index, fell 1 percent. Sharp waited until after the market had closed to announce it had been contacted. Its shares rose 2 percent Tuesday. In the DRAM investigation, Market leaders Samsung andÂ Hynix Semiconductor pled guiltyÂ in 2005 to price-fixing and receivedÂ fines of $300 millionÂ and $185 million, respectively. Japan'sÂ Elpida Memory had to pay $84 millionÂ and Germany'sÂ Infineon Technologies paid a $160 million fine. In October several manufacturers of SRAM chips said they had been subpoenaed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) although they did not disclose the nature of the DOJ's requests. The companies were Cypress Semiconductor and the U.S. units of Mitsubishi Electric, Samsung Electronics, Sony, and Toshiba. Â ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.
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South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday it had filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission, alleging patent infringements by Japan's Sharp Corp. and its US subsidiaries.
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Ericsson/Samsung, Visto/Seven settle differences Two long-running patent disputes came to an end today with Ericsson and Samsung agreeing to license each other's technology, while Seven agreed to pay Visto for use of its intellectual property.â¦
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Research In Motion settles a  trademark lawsuit with Samsung over its Blackberry handheld e-mail device.
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Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday that it has agreed to a cross-licensing agreement on patents with Sweden's LM Ericsson in wireless communications technology.
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The struggling maker of the Treo smart phone reportedly lets go 100 employees to trim expenses, although the company isn't talking.
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Nextel Communications Inc. said Monday that it received a contract worth up to $100 million to provide the Navy with cell phone service.
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LONDON, December 2  - Samsung Electronics (SSUN.FSE) has projected a significant increase in its mobile phone sale volumes and margins for 1Q05, after having emerged as the worldâs second largest seller of mobile handsets, ahead of
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The U.S. International Trade Commission said it agreed to Samsungâs request to investigate Sharp for allegedly infringing liquid crystal display patents.
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TWO of the worldâs biggest electronics companies have hammered out a deal that should help keep them out of the courtroom. Japanese electronics icon Sony and South Korean rival Samsung, the worldâs leading
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South Korea's Samsung Electronics  , the world's top maker of large-size liquid crystal  display panels, said on Thursday it was countersuing Japan's  Sharp Corp  for patent infringement.
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Both are scheduled to be available at retail stores in August for "about $100," according to the company.
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Together, companies plan to offer 100 million users in the United States high-speed mobile Internet service by the end of 2008.
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Qwest Communications International Inc., the fourth-largest US local-telephone provider, agreed to pay $250 million to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that it
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South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co.  Ltd.  and Sweden's Ericsson  on Monday  signed a mobile telecommunication cross license deal and agreed  to drop ongoing patent suits between the two companies.