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ITC investigates ST’s NAND and NOR chip sales
SanDisk Corporation announced the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has instituted an investigation in response to a complaint filed by SanDisk.
SanDisk Corporation announced the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has instituted an investigation in response to a complaint filed by SanDisk. The ITC will investigate whether both NOR flash memory chips and NAND flash memory chips manufactured by STMicroelectronics, sold in the United States infringe SanDisk’s United States Patent.
The investigation will decide whether ST’s NOR flash memory chips should therefore be barred from sale and import into the United States. The STMicroelectronics products that will be investigated include both binary and multi-state NOR flash memory chips, as well as binary and multi-state NAND flash memory chips.
"We are looking forward to a speedy decision by the ITC," said E. Earle Thompson, SanDisk's Chief Intellectual Property Counsel. "SanDisk has developed a fundamental patent portfolio in the flash memory industry. SanDisk possesses hundreds of patents covering all aspects of flash memory design. SanDisk will vigorously protect its intellectual property against companies who seek to use SanDisk technology without a license."
The investigation will decide whether ST’s NOR flash memory chips should therefore be barred from sale and import into the United States. The STMicroelectronics products that will be investigated include both binary and multi-state NOR flash memory chips, as well as binary and multi-state NAND flash memory chips.
"We are looking forward to a speedy decision by the ITC," said E. Earle Thompson, SanDisk's Chief Intellectual Property Counsel. "SanDisk has developed a fundamental patent portfolio in the flash memory industry. SanDisk possesses hundreds of patents covering all aspects of flash memory design. SanDisk will vigorously protect its intellectual property against companies who seek to use SanDisk technology without a license."