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Micron Infringed 11 YMTC Semiconductor Tech Patents, Suit Says

July 15, 2024, 9:07 PM UTC
Annelise Levy
Annelise Levy
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Semiconductor giant Micron Technology Inc. is blatantly infringing 11 patents owned by competing chip manufacturer Yangtze Memory Tech. Co. Ltd., according to a new federal lawsuit.

After YMTC leap-frogged Micron in the flash memory market in 2023, Micron responded with unauthorized, widespread use of its patented inventions, YMTC said in a complaint filed July 12 in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.

The lawsuit was filed one day after a federal Texas judge affirmed a $445 million jury verdict against Micron for infringing Netlist Inc.’s semiconductor patents.

China-based YMTC said it’s “one of the world’s most ...

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