One-Blue, LLC announced that LG Electronics has joined its Blu-ray Disc (BD) patent licensing program as a licensor.
One-Blue Welcomes JVC KENWOOD to Blu-ray Patent Pool
One-Blue, LLC announced that JVC KENWOOD Corporation has joined its Blu-ray Disc (BD) patent licensing program as a licensor.
HLDS Busted for Optical Disc Drive Price Fixing
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $21.1 million criminal fine for its participation in a series of conspiracies to rig bids and fix prices for the sale of optical disc drives.
One-Blue Welcomes HP to Blu-ray Patent Pool
One-Blue, LLC announced that Hewlett-Packard (HP) has joined its Blu-ray Disc (BD) patent licensing program as a licensor.
CyberLink Jumps Into One-Blue Blu-ray Patent Pool
CyberLink announced that it is part of the One-Blue, LLC Blu-ray Disc (BD) patent pool, which launched its licensing program on April 1, 2011.
DVD6C Continues Push to Collect DVD Royalties
The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C) announced that its authorized licensor, Toshiba, has filed a demand for arbitration to collect royalties allegedly due under the DVD6C patent license with ChangZhou XingQiu Electric Co., Ltd. (China).
Japan Quake Impacts Electronic Components Supply and Pricing
IHS iSuppli offered further commentary on the possible impact the earthquake in Japan may have on the price and supply of NAND flash memory, DRAM, microcontrollers, standard logic, LCD panels and LCD parts and materials.
Western Digital to Own Half of HDD Market
IHS iSuppli offered its commentary on Western Digital’s purchase of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST).
Western Digital to Buy Hitachi HDD Business
Western Digital and Hitachi, Ltd. announced that Western Digital will acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $4.3 billion.
Digital Video Applications Drive Hard Disk Market
In-Stat announced it forecasts that hard disk drive shipments will reach over 1 billion units by 2014.

