What just happened? The US semiconductor giant Micron saw its chip sales temporarily banned in China by one of the country's courts. Taiwan rival United Microelectronic Corporation (UMC) yesterday issued a statement revealing the news, which saw the US company's shares fall by 8%.
Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court of the People's Republic of China issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Micron from selling 26 products, including random access memory and NAND flash elements.
This decision comes after UMC has brought Micron to Chinese courts over patent infringement claims. He said the company's products violated three of his DDR4, SSD, and graphics card-related patents. UMC has asked Micron to stop manufacturing, importing or selling these products. He also asked that all the inventory be destroyed and asked for compensation.
"UMC is delighted with today 's decision: UMC invests heavily in its intellectual property and aggressively pursues any company that infringes UMC' s patents," said the president of the UMC. UMC, Jason Wang, in a statement
Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court of the People's Republic of China issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Micron from selling 26 products, including random access memory and NAND flash elements.
This decision comes after UMC has brought Micron to Chinese courts over patent infringement claims. He said the company's products violated three of his DDR4, SSD, and graphics card-related patents. UMC has asked Micron to stop manufacturing, importing or selling these products. He also asked that all the inventory be destroyed and asked for compensation.
"UMC is delighted with today 's decision: UMC invests heavily in its intellectual property and aggressively pursues any company that infringes UMC' s patents," said the president of the UMC. UMC, Jason Wang, in a statement
.
Micron said that the Chinese court had not issued him with an injunction and would not make any comment until after receiving and reviewing the relevant documents.
The legal drama began in December when Micron filed a lawsuit in California under the Defend Trade Secrets Act. He accused UMC and partner Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Company of stealing secrets and RAM personnel.
The latest developments come as China continues to investigate allegations that Micron, Samsung, and Hynix have been involved in DRAM pricing systems. The three companies are also the subject of a class action lawsuit in the United States about claims.