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ITC Begins Section 337 Investigation on Semiconductors With Dummy Fill

The International Trade Commission has begun a formal Section 337 investigation on imported semiconductors with dummy fill, it said in a notice released Nov. 28 (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1342). The initiation follows an Oct. 14 complaint from Bell Semiconductor, which…

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alleged that 15 companies are importing devices containing semiconductors that infringe a Bell patent concerning the capacitive effect of non-signal carrying features within an integrated circuit. Bell asked the ITC for a limited exclusion order against the following respondents: Analog Devices Inc.; Bose Corporation; Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.; Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.; Suteng Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.; Kioxia Corporation; Kioxia America, Inc.; MaxLinear, Inc.; Linksys USA; MACOM Technology Solutions, Inc.; Silicon Laboratories, Inc.; DENSO Corporation; Skyworks Solutions, Inc.; OmniVision Technologies, Inc.; and Arlo Technologies, Inc.