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IRVINE, CA – Qualcomm has filed a request for an emergency stay of a U.S. International Trade Commission ban on the import of some phones containing Qualcomm chips.
The move is a response to an ITC order that certain Qualcomm chips said to infringe a Broadcom Corp. patent be barred from importation into the U.S. The ban did not apply to phones that had been imported by June 7.
The ban affects several big name handset OEMs, including LG, Samsung and Motorola. LG has also filed for a stay of the ITC decision.
Meanwhile, also on Monday, it was revealed Nokia and Qualcomm have filed countersuits alleging patent infringement.
The ITC finding, which is subject to review for 60 days, was the latest action in a longstanding dispute between Qualcomm and Broadcom. The ITC found that Qualcomm's cellular baseband chips infringe five patent claims.
Broadcom has also pursued patent infringement claims against Qualcomm in Santa Ana, CA, where on May 29 a federal jury found Qualcomm liable for willfully infringing nine claims of three different Broadcom patents. The jury awarded Broadcom $19.6 million in damages, which may be trebled by the judge because of willful infringement.
Even as the mobile phone wars heat up, a new front comes from Apple, which will enter the fray on June 29 with its touted iPhone. That device is not subject to the Qualcomm import ban, and the legal actions over the latter’s chipset may boost demand for the latest handset entrant.
The move is a response to an ITC order that certain Qualcomm chips said to infringe a Broadcom Corp. patent be barred from importation into the U.S. The ban did not apply to phones that had been imported by June 7.
The ban affects several big name handset OEMs, including LG, Samsung and Motorola. LG has also filed for a stay of the ITC decision.
Meanwhile, also on Monday, it was revealed Nokia and Qualcomm have filed countersuits alleging patent infringement.
The ITC finding, which is subject to review for 60 days, was the latest action in a longstanding dispute between Qualcomm and Broadcom. The ITC found that Qualcomm's cellular baseband chips infringe five patent claims.
Broadcom has also pursued patent infringement claims against Qualcomm in Santa Ana, CA, where on May 29 a federal jury found Qualcomm liable for willfully infringing nine claims of three different Broadcom patents. The jury awarded Broadcom $19.6 million in damages, which may be trebled by the judge because of willful infringement.
Even as the mobile phone wars heat up, a new front comes from Apple, which will enter the fray on June 29 with its touted iPhone. That device is not subject to the Qualcomm import ban, and the legal actions over the latter’s chipset may boost demand for the latest handset entrant.
EL SEGUNDO, CA – iSuppli forecasts total market shipments of 65.1 million car navigation systems by 2012, more than three times the 19.8 million shipped in 2006.
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POWAY, CA -- Jabil Circuit will close its assembly plant here and lay off the site's 143 workers by September.
Last year, Jabil said it would close certain facilities in the U.S. In April, the EMS company told Californian officials the Poway site would be shuttered.
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TAIPEI -- An top Intel Corp. executive in Asia last week encouraged Taiwanese manufacturers to invest more in research and development in order to keep up with the rest of the world.
Stanley Huang, director of advanced technical sales & service for the Asia-Pacific region, also said Intel would keep its own R&D in the U.S.
"I suggest more investment in R&D,” Huang told the show daily of the Computex trade show: “Taiwanese manufacturing['s] competitive advantage is in its global operational experience, including aspects such as global supply chain management; this cannot be surpassed by competitors anytime soon. Taiwanese companies have many good people with global vision. They should take advantage of this, rather than compete with others for plant and market scale."
The complete interview is here: http://www.computextaipei.com.tw/presscenter/news_view.shtml?docno=803.
The complete interview is here: http://www.computextaipei.com.tw/presscenter/news_view.shtml?docno=803.
BERMATINGEN, GERMANY – Rohwedder AG will acquire JOT Automation from Elektrobit Corp. for 29 million euros, less contingencies covering JOT's interest-bearing liabilities and its financial performance in 2007 and 2008.
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SAN JOSE -- Sanmina-SCI has issued a pair of offerings worth some $600 million, which the company will use to pay down debt.
The EMS provider said the $600 million in notes would be issued to qualified institutional buyers in the U.S. Read more ...
The EMS provider said the $600 million in notes would be issued to qualified institutional buyers in the U.S. Read more ...
