USITC Launches Patent Infringement Investigation of Certain Flash Memory Controllers and Products Containing Them
12/06/07 10:24 AM
On
December 6, 2007, the United States International Trade
Commission announced its
decision to institute a Section 337
investigation of semiconductor chips which
manage the operation of flash memories used in
products such as memory cards and media players.
The investigation is based on a complaint filed by SanDisk Corporation of Milpitas, CA, on October 24, 2007. The complaint alleges that certain flash memory controllers, drives, memory cards, and media players and products containing same infringe patents owned by SanDisk.
The ITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:
The investigation is based on a complaint filed by SanDisk Corporation of Milpitas, CA, on October 24, 2007. The complaint alleges that certain flash memory controllers, drives, memory cards, and media players and products containing same infringe patents owned by SanDisk.
The ITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:
- Phison Electronics Corporation of Taiwan;
- Silicon Motion Technology Corporation of Taiwan;
- Silicon Motion, Inc., of Milpitas, CA;
- USBest Technology, Inc., of Taiwan;
- Skymedi Corporation of Taiwan;
- Chipsbrand Microelectronics (HK) Co., Ltd., of Hong Kong;
- Chipsbank Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., of China;
- Zotek Electronic Co., Ltd., of Taiwan;
- Infotech Logistic, LLC, of Fremont, CA;
- Power Quotient International Co., Ltd., of Taiwan;
- Power Quotient International (HK) Co., Ltd., of Hong Kong;
- Syscom Development Co., Ltd., of Tortola, British Virgin Islands;
- PQI Corporation of Fremont, CA;
- PNY Technologies, Inc., of Parsippany, NJ;
- Kingston Technology Company, Inc., of Fountain Valley, CA;
- Payton Technology Corporation of Fountain Valley, CA;
- MemoSun, Inc., of Fountain Valley, CA;
- Melco Holdings, Inc., of Japan;
- Buffalo, Inc., of Japan;
- Buffalo Technology (USA), Inc., of Austin, Texas;
- Verbatim Corporation of Charlotte, NC;
- Transcend Information, Inc., of Taiwan;
- Transcend Information Inc. of Orange, CA;
- Transcend Information Maryland, Inc., of Linthicum, MD;
- Imation Corp. of Oakdale, MN;
- Memorex Products, Inc., of Cerritos, CA;
- Add-On Computer Peripherals, Inc., of Irvine, CA;
- Add-On Technology Co. of Taiwan;
- A-Data Technology Co., Ltd., of Taiwan;
- A-Data Technology (USA) Co., Ltd., of Fremont, CA;
- Acer, Inc., of Taiwan;
- Apacer Technology Inc. of Taiwan;
- Apacer Memory America, Inc., of San Jose, CA;
- Behavior Tech Computer Corp. of Taiwan;
- Exprex Technologies Corp. of Taiwan;
- Behavior Tech Computer (USA) Corp. of Fremont, CA;
- Corsair Memory, Inc., of Fremont, CA;
- Dane-Elec Memory S.A. of France;
- Deantusaiocht Dane-Elec TEO of Ireland;
- Dane Elec Corp. USA of Irvine, CA;
- EDGE Tech Corporation of Ada, OK;
- Interactive Media Corp. of Holliston, MA;
- Kaser Corporation of Fremont, CA;
- LG Electronics, Inc., of Korea;
- LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., of Englewood Cliffs, NJ;
- TSR Silicon Resources Inc., of Englewood, NJ; and
- Welldone Company of Taiwan.