Hynix Semiconductor faces the prospect of paying U.S. research firm Rambus up to $150 million in penalties for violating patent arrangements

German chipmaker Infineon Technologies (IFX:NYSE ADS - commentary - research - Cramer's Take) may split off its memory chip division earlier than planned and use the proceeds to acquire a Japanese chip company.

Rambus Inc. seeks to prove that South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc. ignored its patents and should pay hundreds of millions of dollars in damages...

In the SEC filing, Himax said it made net income of $61.6 million on revenues of $540.2 million in 2005, compared to revenue of $300.3 million and net income of $36 million in 2004...

Solar power, long seen as among the most promising of alternative energy sources, may finally get its chance to shine.

AMD plans to launch its first desktop and laptop processors by the middle of the year that support DDR2