The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain semiconductor devices, products containing the same, and components thereof (I). The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission’s notice of investigation.
The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Globalfoundaries U.S. Inc. of Santa Clara, CA, on August 26, 2019. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain semiconductor devices, products containing the same, and components thereof (I) that infringe patents asserted by the complainant. The complainant requests that the USITC issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
The USITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., of Hsinchu, Taiwan;
TSMC North America of San Jose, CA;
MediaTek lnc. of Hsinchu, Taiwan;
MediaTek USA Inc. of San Jose, CA;
Qualcomm Inc. of San Diego, CA;
Xilinx, Inc., of San Jose, CA;
Avnet, Inc., of Phoenix, CA;
Digi-Key Corporation of Thief River Falls, MN;
Mouser Electronics, Inc., of Mansfield, TX;
TCL Corporation of Guangdong, China
TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China;
Hisense Co. Ltd. of Qingdao, China;
Hisense USA Corp. of Suwanee, GA;
Hisense Import & Export Co. Ltd. of Qingdao, China;
Hinsense Electric Co., Ltd., of Qingdao, China;
Hisense International Co., Ltd., of Qingdao, China;
Hisense Group Co., Ltd., of Qingdao, China;
Qingdao Hisense Communication Co., Ltd., of Qingdao, Shandong, China;
Google LLC of Mountain View, CA;
Motorola Mobility LLC of Chicago, IL;
BLU Products of Doral, FL; and
OnePlus Technology Co., Ltd., of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. Read More →
https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2019/er0926ll1167.htm
