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Law & disOrder covers the legal battles between semiconductor industry players and other corporate litigious developments. This department also reviews individuals caught in the act of trade secrets violations.


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California Court Sides with Entrepreneurs
California Court Sides with Entrepreneurs In a federal court decision that addresses the challenges faced by technology entrepreneurs seeking to start new companies or compete with their former employers, the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California entered judgment that employment agreements from . . . Continue
Micron, MOSAID End Patent Feud in Cross License Pact
Micron Technology (Nasdaq:MU) and MOSAID Technologies (TSX: MSD) have entered into agreements whereby Micron will license MOSAID's patent portfolio and MOSAID will acquire 400 Micron patents. . . . Continue
Silicon Image, Analogix Settle Patent Dispute
Silicon Image (NASDAQ: SIMG) and Analogix Semiconductor have entered into a settlement agreement in which the parties have agreed to dismiss with prejudice the two outstanding litigations between them . . . Continue
MOSAID and PowerChip Settle
MOSAID and PowerChip Settle MOSAID Technologies settled its patent infringement dispute with PowerChip Semiconductor of Taiwan. A license agreement has been signed by the Taiwanese memory maker. Financial details of the agreement are confidential. . . . Continue
Monolithic Power Systems Slaps Taiwanese Chipmaker with Infrigement Lawsuit
Monolithic Power Systems Slaps Taiwanese Chipmaker with Infrigement Lawsuit Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) (NASDAQ:MPWR), a fabless manufacturer of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Chip Advanced Technology (CAT), a Taiwanese chipmaker. . . . Continue
Microchip Takes Legal Action Against Chinese Fabless Chipmaker for Microcode Piracy
Microchip Takes Legal Action Against Chinese Fabless Chipmaker for Microcode Piracy Microchip Technology is suing Chinese fabless chipmaker Shanghai Haier Integrated Circuit Co. (SHIC) for alleged misappropriation of its microcode IP . . . Continue
Silicon Image Files Suit Against Analogix
Silicon Image (Nasdaq:SIMG), a supplier of semiconductors for the secure storage, distribution and presentation of high-definition content, has filed a lawsuit against Analogix Semiconductor. /P . . . Continue
Broadcom Wins Second Patent Case Against Qualcomm
Broadcom Wins Second Patent Case Against Qualcomm Broadcom (NASDAQ:BRCM) won a patent skirmish as a federal jury in San Diego found that the company had not infringed two patents . . . Continue

Memory Price Fixing Probe Sends Parade of Execs to Jail
Memory Price Fixing Probe Sends Parade of Execs to Jail The latest victim of the on-going U.S. Justice Department investigation into DRAM price fixing from 1999 to 2003 found the president of Samsung Semiconductor . . . Continue
MIPS Sues Trident Microsystems
MIPS Technologies (NASDAQ:MIPS), a leading provider of in . . . Continue
Actions-SigmaTel Legal Saga Continues
Actions-SigmaTel Legal Saga Continues SigmaTel (Nasdaq:SGTL) had its sights set on the China for a number of years as a vast market for its MP3 multimedia chips was growing in the region. The company opened a large office in Shenzhen in mid-2005 as a base for its China operations. The market was also being targeted by one of China's successful fabless IC companies, Actions Semiconductor. . . . Continue
Monolithic Power Systems Files Antitrust Claim Against O2 Micro
Monolithic Power Systems has filed an antitrust and unfair competition claim against O2 Micro International in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Monolithic alleges that O2 Mic . . . Continue
Shareholder Bring Class Action Suit Against Conexant
Shareholders of Conexant Systems have filed a class-action suit against the company, alleging Conexant misrepresented the success of the merger with GlobespanVirata. The suit was filed in New Jersey o . . . Continue
Toshiba Files Patent Infringement Action Against Hynix
Toshiba has filed suit against Hynix Semiconductor in Japan and the United States for infringement of Toshiba's semiconductor memory patents. In Japan, Toshiba filed suit against Hynix Semiconductor J . . . Continue
Four Infineon Execs Agree to Plead Guilty In DRAM Price-Fixing Conspiracy
In early December, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that four Infineon Technologies executives agreed to plead guilty to participating in an international conspiracy to fix prices in the DRAM . . . Continue
OPTi Files Patent-Infringement Suit Against nVidia
OPTi has filed a complaint against nVidia for infringement of five U.S. patents, three of which are entitled "Predictive Snooping of Cache Memory for Master-Initiated Acesses," and two entitled, "Comp . . . Continue
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