US International Trade Commission to investigate Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/09/29
By: Central News Agency
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has decided to launch an investigation into
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The decision on the investigation came after a complaint filed by GlobalFoundaries Inc. Aug. 26, accusing TSMC and other companies of infringing on 16 of its patents.
In addition to TSMC, other respondents identified by USITC in the case also include Taiwan's integrated circuit designer MediaTek Inc., U.S. IC designers Xilinx Inc. and Qualcomm Inc., search engine giant Google Inc. and American electronics component supplier Avnet Inc., USITC said.
USITC said the complaint alleged that the respondents violated section 337 of the U.S. Tariff Act of 1930 by importing to and selling in the U.S. market products that infringed upon patents asserted by GlobalFoundries. The complainant has requested that the commission issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order, USITC added. [FULL STORY]
