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Globalfounderies wants to block TSMC chips imports to US and EU
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    GlobalFoundries (GF) today announced that it filed lawsuits against Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in the U.S. and Germany over the alleged infringement of 16 patents. The company said that it's looking to halt the import of processors made with the technologies and is seeking "significant damages from TSMC based on TSMC’s unlawful use of GF’s proprietary technology in its tens of billions of dollars of sales." Impacted companies include Nvidia and Apple.

    It is clearly AMD behind the court things (as GF already dropped out of the race and will be all sold soon), as they want to further reduce profits of TSMC and increase their own.
    Now on each Ryzen 3 chip this distribution is around 85%/15% and AMD investors want to make it closer to 95%/5%.
    Another point of negotiation is exchange of lawsuit drop to the full blockage of Huawei, as TSMC makes 90% of company main chips, including network ones.

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  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    “It’s hoping to sway courts in Europe and the U.S. by emphasizing investments being made in Germany and the United States,” Matas told EE Times. “These types of patent suits and attempts to stop imports of products hardly ever work, and the lawsuits drag on for years before they are settled out of court.

    GF’s infringement claims appear to be very common and generic, like “semiconductor device with transistor local interconnects,” according to Mike Demler. a senior analyst with The Linley Group.

    “It’s almost impossible to support a patent for something as basic as building a transistor, since everybody pretty much does it the same way,” Demler says. “They might mix the recipe a bit, but if it’s obvious to ‘one skilled in the art’, it’s hard to claim uniqueness. It’s just another waste of money that will mostly go to the lawyers,” he said.

    https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1335070#

    Quite fun to see grown smart man discussing ridiculous things made possible only because of parasites driven imperialism.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    TSMC and GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) today announced they are dismissing all litigation between them as well as those that involve any of their customers. The companies have agreed to a broad life-of-patents cross-license to each other’s worldwide existing semiconductor patents as well as those patents that will be filed during the next ten years as both companies continue to invest significantly in semiconductor research and development.

    This resolution guarantees TSMC and GF freedom to operate and ensures that their respective customers will continue to have access to each foundry's complete array of technologies and services.

    “We are pleased to have quickly reached this settlement that acknowledges the strength of our respective intellectual property. Today’s announcement enables both of our companies to focus on innovation and to better serve our clients around the world,” said Thomas Caulfield, CEO of GF. “This agreement between GF and TSMC secures GF’s ability to grow and is a win for the entire semiconductor industry which is at the core of today’s global economy.”

    “The semiconductor industry has always been highly competitive, driving the players to pursue innovation that enriched the lives of millions of people around the world. TSMC has invested tens of billions of dollars towards innovation to reach our leading position today,” said Sylvia Fang, General Counsel for TSMC. “The resolution is a positive development that keeps our focus on advancing the needs of our customers for technologies that will continue to bring innovation to life, enabling the entire semiconductor industry to thrive and prosper.”

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