Vishay Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Involving Use of Infrared Receiver Module Technology.MALVERN, Pa. -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : VSH VSH Vegetarian Society of Houston (USA) VSH Vertical Split Head (railway defect) VSH Video Sensor Head VSH Virus Shield VSH Virtual Software House VSH Virtual Switch Header ) announced today it has filed, through its affiliated company Vishay Semiconductor GmbH, 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 firms and individuals selling appliances manufactured in China for use of infrared receiver module technology. Infrared receivers are used in a wide range of end products, including TVs, DVD players A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. , and stereo systems to receive signals from remote controls. The lawsuit alleges that the firms and individuals have infringed German Vishay patent DE 593 04 45.3 (which corresponds to U.S. patent 5 350 943) for internal metal shielding within infrared receiver modules. The patent relates to a technique that prevents electromagnetic electromagnetic /elec·tro·mag·net·ic/ (-mag-net´ik) involving both electricity and magnetism. electromagnetic pertaining to or emanating from electromagnetism. phenomena from interfering with the operation of a remote control system by protecting sensitive areas of the infrared receiver with the lead-frame, to which the infrared components are mounted. "Vishay has invested considerable resources in its infrared receiver technology and intends to vigorously prosecute To follow through; to commence and continue an action or judicial proceeding to its ultimate conclusion. To proceed against a defendant by charging that person with a crime and bringing him or her to trial. infringement of its patents both by component manufacturers and by component resellers and OEMs," said Dr. Felix Zandman, Vishay's chairman and chief technical and business development officer. "We strongly advise users of infrared receivers to exercise caution in their selection of module suppliers to avoid unintended infringement of this patent." Products using the infringing devices are easily detected by visual inspection. In addition to the lawsuit now under way, Vishay recently settled several similar actions against firms for using its patented internal metal shielding technology. Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH), is one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors (diodes, rectifiers, transistors, and optoelectronics and selected ICs) and passive electronic components (resistors, capacitors, inductors, sensors, and transducers). Vishay's components can be found in products manufactured in a very broad range of industries worldwide. Vishay, headquartered in Malvern, Pa., has manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, and more than 27,000 employees worldwide. Vishay can be found on the Internet at www.vishay.com . |
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