Cirrus Logic Alleges Patent Infringement By O2 Micro Inc.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 1997--Cirrus Logic Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CRUS crus (krus) pl. cru´ra [L.] 1. leg (1). 2. a leglike part. crus ce´rebri ) announced today that it has filed a patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. lawsuit against O2 Micro Inc. in the Federal District Court in San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. Cirrus Logic (company) Cirrus Logic - A manufacturer of integrated circuits including the Advanced RISC Machine and display interface processors and cards for use as Windows accelerators (requiring dedicated driver software). http://cirrus.com/. claims that several of O2 Micro's products infringe Cirrus Logic's U.S. Patent No. 5,619,703 covering integrated circuit implementations of PC CardBus controllers. An early pioneer in developing PC CardBus controllers, Cirrus Logic has numerous patents and patent applications in this field of technology. The O2 Micro products alleged to infringe Cirrus Logic's patent include the OZ6729, OZ6730, OZ6832 or OZ6833 devices in combination with the OZ6701 or OZ6702 devices. Cirrus Logic is asking the court to enjoin To direct, require, command, or admonish. Enjoin connotes a degree of urgency, as when a court enjoins one party in a lawsuit by ordering the person to do, or refrain from doing, something to prevent permanent loss to the other party or parties. O2 Micro's sales of the infringing devices and to award damages. Cirrus Logic is the premier supplier of system-level integrated circuits that depend on high-performance mixed-signal processing. The company applies its system expertise to enable high-volume applications in data storage, networking, and multimedia for both computing and consumer electronics markets as well as ultra-precision data acquisition applications for industrial automation and instrumentation markets. -0- Note to Editors: Additional information about Cirrus Logic can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.cirrus.com or via fax-on-demand by dialing 800/359-6414 (dial 510/249-4200 from outside the United States). CONTACT: Cirrus Logic Tom Rigoli, 510/226-2259 trigoli@corp.cirrus.com |
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