International trade · 21/12/2011

Certain Semiconductor Chips With Dram Circuitry, and Modules and Products Containing Same; Institution of Investigation

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on November 15, 2011, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Elpida Memory, Inc. of Tokyo, Japan and Elpida Memory (USA) Inc. of Sunnyvale, California. A supplement to the complaint was filed on December 5, 2011. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain semiconductor chips with DRAM circuitry, and modules and products containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,150,689 ("the `689 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 6,635,918 ("the `918 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 6,555,861 ("the `861 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 7,659,571 ("the `571 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 7,713,828 ("the `828 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 7,495,453 ("the `453 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 7,906,809 ("the `809 patent"). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investiga