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Price-fixing probe detects obstructions
News A recently departed regional sales manager for memory chip maker Micron Technology has agreed to plead guilty to trying to obstruct an investigation into price fixing, the US Department of Justice said on Wednesday.
[December 18, 2003, 10:10]
Hynix execs to be jailed over price fixing
News Four executives with Hynix Semiconductor in South Korea have agreed to plead guilty to price fixing and serve five to eight months in jail. The Department of Justice made its investigation public in 2002 following a spurt of price increases in the...
[March 2, 2006, 8:25]
Samsung gets massive fine for price fixing
News Germany's Infineon Technologies also admitted to DRAM price fixing and paid a fine, although other defendants remain. Price fixing threatens our free market system, stifles innovation, and robs American consumers of the benefit of competitive...
[October 14, 2005, 9:20]
Nokia sues Samsung, LG over LCD price fixing
News Both the AT&T and Nokia suits cite an investigation of display panel price-fixing by the US Justice Department. For more on this story, see Nokia sues Samsung, LG over LCD price fixing on CNET News. Nokia has sued Samsung, LG Displays and other...
[December 1, 2009, 14:56]
Infineon admits to DRAM price fixing
News Infineon Technologies will plead guilty to taking part in an international DRAM price-fixing conspiracy, which affected such companies as Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Apple, the US Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.
[September 16, 2004, 9:20]
Hitachi will plead guilty to LCD price-fixing
News Three other major producers of LCD panels have already admitted their involvement in price-fixing. With the Hitachi plea, the US government will have made more than $600m in criminal fines stemming from LCD price-fixing.
[March 11, 2009, 11:26]
LG, Sharp, Chunghwa own up to LCD price-fixing
News LG Display, Sharp and Chunghwa Picture Tubes have agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges for participating in a LCD price-fixing conspiracy, and to pay $585m (£392m) in fines, the US Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.
[November 13, 2008, 12:48]
Prison for Samsung exec over price fixing
Talkback I dont think micro (crucial) were involved in this. Can anyone confirm?
[September 25, 2006, 12:35]
Prison for Samsung exec over price fixing
Talkback I'm in for price fixing. I'm in for price gouging. Former Samsung executive: They say I charged the same price as everyone else for computer chips. Three white collar prisoners are hanging around the yard comparing notes:
[September 25, 2006, 13:43]
News Burst: Sega raided over price fixing
News Sega remain unsurprisingly tight-lipped over the affair with a spokesman saying, "The offices have been raided and it is in connection with price fixing allegations, but that is all I can say at the moment.
[November 12, 1999, 10:17]
Infineon chief quits, but doesn't say why
News Ulrich Schumacher, the chief executive of German chipmaker Infineon Technologies, resigned unexpectedly Thursday, amid ongoing investigations by US and European regulators into price-fixing in the memory market.
[March 26, 2004, 7:20]
Rambus benefits from rival's woes
News Rambus shares rose $3.27 (£1.93), or more than 12 percent, to close at $29.77 on Tuesday, following a Monday story by Bloomberg reporting that Micron might admit to price-fixing amid a broader grand jury probe.
[January 2, 2004, 7:35]
Rambus launches more antitrust action
News US and European regulators are investigating semiconductor manufacturers, including Infineon and Micron Technology, over potential price-fixing in the memory market. Rambus' 36-page complaint cites evidence obtained through the Federal Trade...
[May 6, 2004, 10:00]
Gary McKinnon has Always Denied the Alleged Damage
Talkback The U.S is currently trying to extradite Ian Norris for price fixing. Norris is a 66 year old man with cancer and despite the House of Lords clearing Norris of price fixing as it was not a crime in the U.K at that time, the U.S are still trying to...
[August 7, 2009, 8:52]
Microsoft, Adobe squabble over PDF
News Adobe, which acknowledges it has had discussions with regulatory agencies worldwide about Microsoft's use of its PDF format, contends it has not violated any antitrust or price-fixing regulations. Adobe's desire to hold pricing discussions on these...
[June 5, 2006, 15:40]
Interesting points
Talkback The U.S is currently trying to extradite Ian Norris for price fixing. Norris is a 66 year old man with cancer and despite the House of Lords clearing Norris of price fixing as it was not a crime in the U.K at that time, the U.S are still trying to...
[August 7, 2009, 14:58]
Microsoft makes hard decisions easier
Blog Fixing Microsoft's code without its permission? My guess is that it'll drop its prices before it fixes its software, because dropping prices is something that can be done by executive fiat, while fixing corporate culture takes enlightenment.
[December 27, 2007, 22:21]
Amazon.com implicated in CD-import row
Talkback Isn't price fixing illegal ? If shops here are having their minimum sell price controlled by a cartel then the law is being broken. What price does observing the law come at ? Just a few sticky points for the BPI to consider.
[January 15, 2004, 9:25]
Infineon busted? Play it again, DRAM
Leader The price fixing can't be made overt, as with OPEC: the stakes aren't that high. The news that Infineon has been fined $160m (£88m) for conspiring with "unnamed DRAM manufacturers" to fix the price of memory chips is notable for the size of the US...
[September 16, 2004, 12:20]
DVD profits 'less than £1'
Talkback Ironic considering price fixing means individual DVDs make publishers about $5 a DVD. Something's not right if individual DVDs make more profit than DVD player themselves. And the government wonders why people don't respect Intellectual Property laws.
[August 10, 2004, 14:15]
