Fairchild Semiconductor Files New Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Power Integrations
October 14 2008 - 4:27PM
Business Wire
Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE:FCS), a leading global supplier of
high-performance products that enable energy efficiency, announced
today that it has filed a new patent infringement lawsuit against
Power Integrations, Inc. In the lawsuit filed in U.S. District
Court in Wilmington, Del., Fairchild alleges that certain Power
Integrations� pulse-width modulation (PWM) integrated circuit
products infringe one or more claims of three U.S. patents owned by
Fairchild subsidiary System General Corporation. The U.S. patents
are No. 7,259,972, entitled �Primary-Side-Control Power Converter
Having Switching Controller Using Frequency Hopping and Voltage And
Current Control Loops;� No. 7,352,595, entitled �Primary-Side
Controlled Switching Regulator;� and No. 7,061,780, entitled
�Switching Control Circuit with Variable Switching Frequency for
Primary-Side-Controlled Power Converters.� Fairchild is seeking
monetary damages and an injunction preventing the manufacture, use,
sale, offer for sale or importation of Power Integrations products
found to infringe the asserted patents. About Fairchild
Semiconductor: Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) is a global
leader delivering energy-efficient power analog and power discrete
solutions. Fairchild is The Power Franchise�, providing
leading-edge silicon and packaging technologies, manufacturing
strength and system expertise for consumer, communications,
industrial, portable, computing and automotive systems. An
application-driven, solution-based semiconductor supplier,
Fairchild provides online design tools and design centers worldwide
as part of its comprehensive Global Power ResourceSM. Please
contact us on the web at www.fairchildsemi.com.
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