Posted on 10/18/2022 6:58:57 AM PDT by FarCenter
Samsung and TSMC are facing an investigation by the US International Trade Commission (USITC) over allegations of patent infringement involving chips and mobile devices containing those chips.
The USITC said that it will begin an investigation based on a complaint filed by Daedalus Prime LLC of Bronxville, New York, in September. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the import into the US of semiconductor devices, and mobile devices containing those chips, which allegedly infringe patents claimed by the company.
According to the USITC's notice of investigation [PDF], the patent infringement claims cover chips manufactured by Samsung using its 14nm and smaller process nodes and by TSMC using its 16nm and smaller process nodes, and the probe will also cover mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches that include the chips in question.
The complainant, Daedalus Prime, is seeking to have the USITC issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders, essentially blocking the import and sale in the US of any infringing products.
Qualcomm is understood to have been named in a separate patent infringement filed by the same company.
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We’re going after TSMC while China v Taiwan is escalating.
This will be another Biden shitshow.
I wonder if TSMC would stop building their facility in Arizona?...
There is more freedom and free market in China. TSMC should endorse takeover.
That’s not in the US’ interests. At least not in America’s business interests.
Real estate and banking in China is in deep crap.
They haven’t released GDP numbers for the last three quarters.
One doesn’t do that when things are going well.
The article shows why journalists need remedial education. The ITC hears patent cases brought by patent holders much like any other court.
It isn't the government going after TSMC and Samsung, it is a private company, Daedalus Prime LLC.
Basically this is just the typical patent dispute among technology companies.
You forgot the satire indicator.
First pass says this is yet another patent attack setup by a purchased company who doesn’t make chips.
This started back around 1995.
If the GOP had been paying attention, back in 1995, they could have fixed this.
They are going after Samsung, TSMC which is effectively going after every company who uses them as a fab.
Jack Kilby recieved the Nobel Prize in physics for that patent in 2000.
Thank you for the clarification.
Fear porn then?
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