War of words over Hynix DRAM duties News from E-InSite Hynix Semiconductor, which is facing European Commission imposed 33 per cent DRAM import duties, it has begun to fight back. The South Korean memory supplier claims that Infineon Technology and Micron Technology, the two companies that separately spurred anti-subsidy investigations against it, have caused more harm than good. German-based Infineon last summer charged that undue subsidies and market-distorting practices by Korean competitors lead to unfair competition in an already pressured market. In November 2002, Micron filed similar charges here in the US that led the Commerce Department to propose 57 per cent duties earlier this month. As the EU inched closer to its final decision, Hynix made accusations against both Infineon and Micron, speculating that they have influenced Taiwanese players into the action.