Micron hit with $445 million US verdict in Netlist patent trial

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Chipmaker Micron Technology owes computer-memory company Netlist $445 million in damages for violating Netlist’s patent rights in memory-module technology for high-performance computing, a U.S. jury said on Thursday. Jurors in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas agreed with Netlist that Micron’s semiconductor-memory products infringe two Netlist…

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    Nasdaq jumps as Nvidia results drive up chip stocks

    By Ankika Biswas and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – The tech-heavy Nasdaq and the benchmark S&P 500 opened at record highs on Thursday as chip stocks rallied after Nvidia’s upbeat revenue forecast, but persistent worries about U.S. inflation kept market exuberance in check. The AI chip leader’s stock opened above the $1,000 mark for the…

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      Tobacco industry aims to hook new generation on vapes, WHO says

      LONDON (Reuters) -Tobacco companies still actively target young people via social media, sports and music festivals and new, flavoured products, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, accusing companies of trying to hook a new generation on nicotine. Amid ever-stricter regulation targeting cigarettes, big tobacco companies and new entrants have begun offering smoking alternatives…

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