Avnet controversies
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2019
USITC launches investigation into patent infringement allegations
Investigation
The U.S. International Trade Commission decided to investigate allegations by GlobalFoundries that TSMC and other companies infringed 16 of its patents. The allegations are not presented as a determination of infringement.
Source excerpt
In addition to TSMC, other respondents identified by USITC in the case also include Taiwan's integrated circuit designer MediaTek Inc., U.S. IC designers Xilinx Inc. and Qualcomm Inc., search engine giant Google Inc. and American electronics component supplier Avnet Inc., USITC said.
Date: 2019/09/29
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has decided to launch an investigation into allegations of patent infringement involving Taiwan-based Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker.