Cypress Semiconductor, LSI Logic and VLSI Technology to Appeal Verdict in Texas Instruments Patent Infringement Case.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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 1995--A jury in Federal District Court in Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. , has issued a verdict in favor of Texas Instruments in a trial resulting from the company's 1990 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. claim against Cypress Semiconductor, LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Logic and VLSI Technology. Cypress, LSI and VLSI VLSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (Very Large Scale Integration) Between 100,000 and one million transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, LSI and ULSI. (2) (VLSI Technology, Inc., Tempe, AZ, www.semiconductors. contend that the verdict is in error and plan to continue to vigorously defend the lawsuit through the appeals process. The lawsuit waged by Texas Instruments against the companies concerns certain patents for semiconductor packaging technology which expired in 1990 and 1994. The jury decision in the North Dallas Federal District Court found the patent valid and infringed and called for damages in the following amounts: Cypress, $17.8 million, LSI, $14.6 million and VLSI, $19.4 million. This verdict is not yet final pending motions to be filed by the defendants asking the judge to modify the verdict in their favor. Because the patents have expired, this decision has no impact on current and future products of any of the three companies. CONTACT: VLSI Technology, Inc. Linda Prosser, 408/434-7903 or Cypress Semiconductor John Hamburger, 408/943-2902 or LSI Logic Corporation Bruce Entin, 408/433-4067 |
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