[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 198 (Thursday, October 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 60684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26217]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-437]


Certain Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory Devices and 
Modules and Products Containing Same; Notice of Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on September 11, 2000, under 
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on 
behalf of Rambus Inc. of Mountain View, California. A supplemental 
letter was filed on September 26, 2000. The complaint, as supplemented, 
alleges violations of section 337 in the importation into the United 
States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States 
after importation of certain synchronous dynamic random access memory 
devices and modules and products containing same by reason of 
infringement of claims 1-24, 27, and 32-39 of U.S. Letters Patent 
6,038,195, claims 1-5, 14-17, 27-28, and 30-33 of U.S. Letters Patent 
5,953,263, and claims 1-3, 6-10, 13-16, 18-21, 24-26, 29-31, 33-34, and 
37-38 of U.S. Letters Patent 6,034,918. The complaint further alleges 
that there exists, or is in the process of being established, an 
industry in the United States as required by subsection (a)(2) of 
section 337.
    The complainant requests that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue a permanent exclusion 
order and a permanent cease and desist order.

ADDRESSES: The complaint and supplement, except for any confidential 
information contained therein, are available for inspection during 
official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the 
Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Room 
112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-2000. Hearing impaired 
individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained 
by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. Persons 
with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining 
access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 
202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may be 
obtained by accessing its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karin J. Norton, Esq., Office of 
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 
telephone 202-205-2606.

    Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation 
is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 
and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2000).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on October 5, 2000, ordered that--
    (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether 
there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the 
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the 
sale within the United States after importation of certain synchronous 
dynamic random access memory devices or modules or products containing 
same by reason of infringement of claims 1-24, 27, or 32-39 of U.S. 
Letters Patent 6,038,195, claims 1-5, 14-17, 27-28, or 30-33 of U.S. 
Letters Patent 5,953,263, or claims 1-3, 6-10, 13-16, 18-21, 24-26, 29-
31, 33-34, or 37-38 of U.S. Letters Patent 6,034,918, and whether there 
exists, or is in the process of being established, an industry in the 
United States as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
    (2) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the 
following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of 
investigation shall be served:
    (a) The complainant is--Rambus Inc., 2465 Latham Street, Mountain 
View, CA 94040.
    (b) The respondents are the following companies alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint 
is to be served:
Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd., San 136-1, Amiri, Bubal-eub 
Ichon-kun, Kyoungki-do, Korea
Hyundai Electronics America, 3101 North First Street, San Jose, 
California 95134
    (c) Karin J. Norton, Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Room 401-A, 
Washington, DC 20436, who shall be the Commission investigative 
attorney, party to this investigation; and
    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Sidney 
Harris is designated as the presiding administrative law judge.
    Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be 
submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. 
Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(d) and 210.13(a), such responses will be 
considered by the Commission if received no later than 20 days after 
the date of service by the Commission of the complaint and the notice 
of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the 
complaint will not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown.
    Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each 
allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to 
constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations 
of the complaint and to authorize the administrative law judge and the 
Commission, without further notice to the respondent, to find the facts 
to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and to enter both an 
initial determination and a final determination containing such 
findings, and may result in the issuance of a limited exclusion order 
or a cease and desist order or both directed against such respondent.

    Issued: October 5, 2000.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-26217 Filed 10-11-00; 8:45 am]
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