Bluestone files patent infringement lawsuit against Taiwan and Japan LED players

Dec 15, 11:34

Patent licensing company Bluestone Innovations has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Taiwan-based LED chip maker Huga Optotech, according to Huga. Industry sources indicated...

Rambus renews patent deal with Elpida, raises 4Q10 revenue outlook

Dec 7, 14:39

Rambus has revised upward its revenue guidance to between US$85 and US$93 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, from the US$40-50 million projected initially. The revision was made...

IDT files patent complaint against Phison

Dec 3, 01:35

Integrated Device Technology (IDT) has reportedly raised a complaint against Taiwan-based Phison Electronics with a US court for the infringement of its patented technology related...

TSMC obtains termination of ITC investigation into 37nm and smaller products

Nov 16, 16:08

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced that it was able to secure a favorable resolution to an International Trade Commission (ITC) investigation for alleged...

US ITC to start investigating patent dispute between CMI and Sony

Sep 24, 10:57

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) will start to investigate a suit filed by Chimei Innolux (CMI) accusing Sony of patent infringement.

Toyoda, Epistar joint venture enters LED market with better pricing advantage

Sep 23, 16:39

TE Opto, the new joint venture between Toyoda Gosei and Epistar will be able to provide LED chips without worrying about patent infringement issues due to patent support from Toyoda,...

Preliminary ruling of LG-Vizio patent infringement lawsuit at USITC favors the Korea-based vendor

Sep 20, 10:42

Tension over the patent infringement lawsuit between US-based LCD TV vendor Vizio and Korea-based vendor LG Electronics is rising as the preliminary ruling of US International Trade...

PQI judged to pay NT$16 million damages in losing patent suit

Sep 7, 15:06

A local Taiwan court has ruled in favor of China-based Netac Technology in a patent infringement lawsuit against Taiwan-based memory module maker Power Quotient International (PQI)...

Wintek signs patent licensing agreement with Seiko Epson

Aug 27, 16:26

Wintek has announced the signing of a patent cross licensing agreement with Japan-based Seiko Epson for LCD manufacturing.

CMI files more patent lawsuits against Sony in US and China

Stockwatch - Aug 25, 11:14

Following its earlier patent infringement lawsuits against Sony, which were filed on July 7, Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) has filed additional actions with...

VIA expects to benefit from Intel lawsuit, says paper

Newswatch - Aug 11, 16:42

VIA Technologies recently noted that Intel's settlement with the US fair trade commission (FTC) will allow the company's x86 patent contract with Intel to be extended for another...

MediaTek signs LTE licensing agreement with NTT DoCoMo

Jul 28, 11:47

MediaTek has announced it has entered into a licensing agreement with NTT DoCoMo regarding "LTE-PF," a mobile-terminal platform based on Long Term Evolution (LTE). Upon...

Richtek claims victory in patent lawsuit against uPI Semiconductor

Newswatch - Jul 23, 11:13

Analog IC design house Richtek Technology claims that it has won a patent lawsuit against rival uPI Semiconductor which recently applied for a consent order from the US International...

Nanya enters into new patent license agreement with Mosaid

Jul 21, 14:36

Mosaid Technologies has signed a seven-year, royalty bearing patent portfolio license agreement with Nanya Technology, according to the memory IP specialist. Financial details of...

Philips and Cree sign LED patent cross-license agreement

Jul 9, 10:18

Philips Electronics and Cree have signed a comprehensive, worldwide patent cross-license agreement designed to further accelerate the growth of the LED lighting market.

CMI files lawsuit against Sony over patent violations

Jul 8, 14:58

Chimei Innolux (CMI) has filed lawsuits in China and the US accusing Sony of violating its patents in products including Bravia LCD TVs, Cybershot digital still cameras (DSCs) and...

Rambus licenses LED lighting patents to GE Lighting

Jul 2, 12:15

To accelerate LED product development, Rambus and GE Lighting, a unit of the General Electric, have signed a broad licensing agreement for the use of Rambus' patented lighting technologies,...

US university sues TSMC, Samsung over patent

Jun 25, 11:34

STC.UNM (STC), the technology-transfer arm of the University of New Mexico (UNM), is charging Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Samsung Electronics with patent...

Amtran settles patent dispute with Funai

Jun 9, 09:52

Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology and its US-based affiliate LCD TV vendor Vizio as well as its joint venture Suzhou Raken have signed a settlement agreement with Japan-based...

MediaTek Wireless settles patent dispute with UK Telecom

Newswatch - Jun 7, 15:32

MediaTek Wireless, a subsidiary of MediaTek, has signed an agreement with UK Telecom ending a patent lawsuit that the UK carrier filed against MediaTek Wireless in November 2009,...

HP files patent infringement lawsuit against APM

May 21, 14:11

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced it has refiled its Federal District Court litigation pertaining to the sale of patent-infringing cartridges as well as the sale of products incorporating...

ITRI prevails in patent dispute with Samsung

May 21, 10:17

The Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has reportedly prevailed over Samsung Electronics in a patent infringement lawsuit involving 19 patents,...

HTC sues Apple for patent infringement

May 13, 09:39

HTC on May 12 took legal action against Apple, filing a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to halt the importation and sale of the iPhone, iPad...

Amtran president says partnership with LGD not affected by AUO patent lawsuit victory

May 3, 16:23

Amtran Technology's relationship with LG Display (LGD) will not be affected by the Korean vendor's recent loss in a patent lawsuit with AU Optronics (AUO), according to Frank Wu,...

AUO prevails in patent dispute with LG Display

May 3, 10:26

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that following the finding by the US District Court for the District of Delaware on February 16, 2010 that LG Display (LGD) infringed all four of...

Rambus begins LED operation

Apr 9, 15:06

Rambus has begun operation for its LED business after acquiring technology and a portfolio of advanced lighting and optoelectronics patents from Global Lighting Technologies (GLT),...

AUO to surpass Chimei Innolux in LTPS capacity, says Digitimes Research

Apr 6, 14:58

Low temperature polysilicon (LTPS) capacity of AU Optronics (AUO) will surpass that of Chimei Innolux Corporation (CIC) after the acquisition of AFPD, a subsidiary of Toshiba Mobile...

Elan seeks ITC ban on Apple multi-touch products, including iPad

Mar 31, 16:30

Touchscreen IC design house Elan Microelectronics, which has accused Apple of infringing its multi-touch technology, has filed another lawsuit with the US International Trade Commission...

Nanya and others win patent suit brought by LSI

Mar 24, 10:21

Nanya Technology has announced the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has made a final ruling in favor of the company in a patent infringement lawsuit brought against it and...

Foxconn files patent lawsuit against connector maker Lotes

Mar 19, 17:06

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has filed a patent lawsuit against Taiwan-based connector maker Lotes, accusing it of violating their licensing contract, according...

Elan denies US$70 million settlement with Apple

Stockwatch - Mar 10, 15:56

Elan Microelectronics has denied reports saying it has settled its patent lawsuit with Apple for US$70 million. The company indicated the suit is still under deliberation by the US...

SanDisk drops patent lawsuit against Transcend

Stockwatch - Mar 10, 12:12

Transcend Information has announced that it has received notification from the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin that SanDisk has withdrawn its patent infringement...

SanDisk begins to supply NAND flash wafers, say memory module makers

Mar 9, 10:16

Taiwan-based NAND flash device makers including A-Data Technology, Transcend Information and Power Quotient International (PQI), and flash controller supplier Phison Electronics have...

Foxconn, Samsung top recipients of 2009 Taiwan-issued patents

Mar 5, 11:15

EMS provider Foxconn Electronics obtained the most Taiwan-issued patents in 2009 among all Taiwan-based companies and organizations, while Samsung Electronics ranked first of all...

HTC insists it develops user interface and smartphones in house, not copying from Apple

Stockwatch - Mar 3, 11:28

Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC, in response to a patent lawsuit filed recently by Apple, has issued a statement with the Taiwan Stock Exchange stating that it is an innovator...