Toshiba Wins Flash Memory Patent Case Against Hynix

Toshiba Corp. won a patent infringement case against South Korean rival Hynix Semiconductor Inc., which was ordered by a Tokyo court to halt sales of NAND flash memory chips in Japan. The Tokyo District Court also ruled that Hynix, the world's second largest memory chip maker, should pay damages of 7.84 million yen to Toshiba, a court spokesman said.