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Company: Elpida Memory Inc.
Current Parent Company: Micron Technology
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Penalty: $14,750,000
Year: 2007
Date: April 18, 2007
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: Elpida agreed to pay over $14 million to direct purchaser plaintiffs to settle its role in a price-fixing conspiracy involving dynamic random access chips.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 4:02-md-01486
Case Name: In Re Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) Antitrust Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Idaho
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: electrical and electronic equipment
Specific Industry of Current Parent: semiconductors
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