Hynix Semiconductor Inc. v. Rambus Inc.

2008 WL 504098 (2008)

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Hynix Semiconductor Inc. v. Rambus Inc.

United States District Court for the Northern District of California
2008 WL 504098 (2008)

SC

Facts

Hynix Semiconductor Inc. (Hynix) (plaintiff) sought to call Ilan Krashinsky as a lay witness. Krashinsky was an engineer with significant experience in circuit design and planned to testify about the extent of an industry lock-in due to an industry standard known as dynamic random-access memory (DRAM). Krashinsky also sought to testify about how much it would cost the industry if the industry were forced to use different DRAM standards. Rambus Inc. (defendant) filed a motion to exclude the testimony on the ground that it was impermissible lay testimony. Hynix argued that Krashinsky’s engineering experience was sufficient foundation for the lay testimony.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Whyte, J.)

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