Four execs to pay fine and serve time in plea bargain over conspiracy to fix DRAM chip prices Four senior executives of German chip maker Infineon Technologies agreed to jail time and steep fines for their role in a scheme to fix prices in the memory chip market, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday.The German executives Heinrich Florian, Günter Hefner and Peter Schaefer as well as U.S. citizen T. Rudd Corwin each agreed to pay $250,000 and serve prison time of between four and six months, according to the Justice Department.The plea agreement is the latest development in an ongoing investigation into what Justice Department officials are calling a global conspiracy to fix prices for DRAM (dynamic RAM) chips. DRAM chips are used in a numerous products, such as computers, PDAs (personal digital assistants), digital cameras and MP3 digital music players. The case against the four executives underscores the commitment of the department to investigate and hold accountable conspirators, whether domestic or foreign, who harm U.S. consumers through their collusive conduct, said R. Hewitt Pate, assistant attorney general in charge of the department’s antitrust division, in a statement.Munich-based Infineon agreed in October to pay a $160 million fine for its role in the conspiracy, according to the department. Technology Industry