The case in San Francisco County Superior Court centers on allegations by Rambus that Micron Technology, Samsung Electronics and Hynix Semiconductor illegally conspired to boycott technology developed by Rambus and took other actions to block its acceptance.

Carmakers emerging from a savage crisis hope to lure drivers to electric cars in the coming years, but cost, range and safety considerations mean many are still cautious, holding back from predicting an early sales boom.

Kingston has announced it will replace certain secure USB flash drives with new units designed with an improved security architecture. It was notified in December by a third-party security consulting firm that certain models contained a potential security flaw.

Vendors were hit hard by the downturn. 2010 looks better, but fab tool makers still face a number of challenges.

Yahoo has given its support to rival Google, denouncing an alleged cyber attack originating in China against Google's network infrastructure.

The settlement could lead to improved cameras in Samsung mobile phones.

"We didn't buy immersion from Nikon according the filing. We still buy from ASML...

Having recently completed the acquisition of Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Globalfoundries is expected to launch the new, combined entity this week.

Internet giant Google has made a shock threat to quit China, the world's biggest Internet market by users, after hackers accessed human rights activists' e-mail accounts.

"China's exports largely consist of low-value everyday goods like cheap electrical appliances and textiles - but that's a long way from where it wants to be..."

The American Dialect Society, an association that studies the English language, has announced that "tweet" is the top word of 2009, and "Google" - the verb, not the noun - is the top word of the past decade.

Taiwan's anti-China opposition has won all three legislative seats up for grabs in by-elections, giving it more clout to propose bills in parliament and further pressuring the Beijing-friendly ruling Nationalists.