Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation
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2020
IFT files patent infringement lawsuit against SMIC, Broadcom, Cypress Semiconductor, and DISH Network
Lawsuit filed
Innovative Foundry Technologies (IFT) announced that it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against SMIC, Broadcom, Cypress Semiconductor, and DISH Network in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. IFT accused the defendants of infringing four of its patents. The filing is an allegation by the plaintiff and is not presented as a court determination.
Source excerpt
The new infringement suit was brought in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (C.A. No.: 6:19-cv-719). The defendants are accused of infringing four of IFT's patents:
2009
TSMC intellectual-property litigation
TSMC accused SMIC of misappropriating intellectual property. A California jury found SMIC liable on 61 of 65 claims in the liability phase of later litigation. The parties subsequently settled the pending disputes.