Micron Technology is sued for alleged patent infringement

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Bell Semiconductor has submitted a patent infringement lawsuit in opposition to computer system chipmaker Micron Know-how.

The lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Courtroom contends that Boise, Idaho-centered Micron is employing without the need of authorization a approach for producing semiconductor devices developed and patented by Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-primarily based Bell Semiconductor.

Bell Semiconductor is a engineering and mental home licensing business. The patent cited in the lawsuit requires a layering process for fabricating semiconductor products that has allowed the gadgets to come to be scaled-down, substantially growing their functionality.

Bell Semiconductor, termed Bell Semic in the lawsuit, is seeking a jury trial, unspecified economic damages and a court docket get from the court barring Micron from employing the procedure.

“Bell Semic is entitled to recuperate from Micron all damages that Bell Semic has sustained as a result of Micron’s infringement of the ʼ259 patent, which include with no limitation and/or not less than a acceptable royalty,” the lawsuit stated.

Micron spokeswoman Lara Krebs in an e mail Thursday reported the enterprise does not remark on ongoing litigation.

Micron is one of Idaho’s most significant businesses and the nation’s 2nd-most significant semiconductor maker, with product or service advancement web sites in 5 other states and 8 countries.

The organization in December introduced options to develop a 500-worker memory structure centre in Georgia.