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Tuesday 5 January 2010
Foxconn charges connector maker Argosy with patent infringement
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has accused Argosy Research, a Taiwan-based PC memory connector maker, of infringing its Reverse DDR SO-DIMM patent, according to...
Thursday 31 December 2009
IC packaging and testing companies feeling relief after Tessera lost in lawsuit against DRAM makers
Taiwan-based IC packaging and testing companies, along with DRAM chip vendors, have felt a sense of relief after the US International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a final determination...
Thursday 31 December 2009
Richtek files patent infringement complaint in US against AMD and graphics card makers
Taiwan-based IC design house Richtek has announced that it has filed a patent infringement complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) against uPI Semiconductor, AMD,...
Wednesday 30 December 2009
Tessera loses ITC chip-patent case against DRAM makers and sellers
Nanya Technology on December 30 announced the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has affirmed the company and other DRAM makers that no violation was found in the Investigation...
Thursday 24 December 2009
ChipMOS loses DRAM packaging patent lawsuit against Walton
Memory packaging and testing house Walton Advanced Engineering has prevailed in a lawsuit in Taiwan brought by rival ChipMOS Technologies pertaining to packaging technology used for...
Thursday 17 December 2009
Intel comments on FTC suit
Intel has issued the following statement regarding the suit filed by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC): "Intel has competed fairly and lawfully. Its actions have benefited...
Friday 11 December 2009
Taiwan-based analog IC design houses waging patent war to protect market share
A patent war has begun among Taiwan-based analog IC makers as more companies have entered the analog IC market. Richtek Technology recently filed suit against uPI Semiconductor, a...
Friday 11 December 2009
CMO says price-fixing fine not to affect Innolux merger
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has said that its settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve anti-trust allegations will not affect its plan to merge with Innolux...
Thursday 10 December 2009
CMO agrees to pay US$220 million fine in US anti-trust probe
Taiwan-based LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) today announced that it has entered into a plea agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), agreeing to pay a fine...
Thursday 3 December 2009
Handset panel makers respond to Nokia lawsuit saying price fixing not easy
Commenting on Nokia's price-fixing lawsuit against LCD panel makers, sources with Taiwan's panel sector have noted that it is not be easy for suppliers to jointly control prices as...
Tuesday 24 November 2009
Taiwan panel makers may benefit from Sharp patent lawsuit against Samsung in the US
Taiwan panel makers are expected to see more outsourcing orders from Samsung Electronics if the US justice department finds that Samsung violated patent rights belonging to Sharp,...
Monday 23 November 2009
US court orders Quanta Storage to pay US$14.5 million compensation to Ricoh
A US Court in Wisconsin on November 20 made a judgment that Quanta Storage, the largest Taiwan-based ODM/OEM maker of slim-type optical disc drives, should pay US$14.5 million to...
Monday 23 November 2009
TSMC reiterates no plans to take part in SMIC board or operations
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reiterated that it will not seek representation on the board of directors of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation...
Friday 13 November 2009
AMD and Intel announce settlement of all antitrust and IP disputes
Intel and AMD have announced a comprehensive agreement to end all outstanding legal disputes between the companies, including antitrust litigation and patent cross license disputes...
Friday 13 November 2009
Elan expects touchscreen IC shipments to grow significantly in 4Q09
Elan Microelectronics expects to ship 500,000-600,000 touchscreen ICs used in handsets in the fourth quarter, about three times the volume it shipped in the third quarter. However,...