Fairchild Semiconductor and Infineon Reach Patent Settlement, Cross-License
December 28 2009 - 4:35PM
Business Wire
Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), a leading global supplier
of high performance products to drive energy-efficiency, announced
it has settled patent lawsuits with Infineon Technologies. The
company also announced it had entered into a broad cross-license
with Infineon related to semiconductor technology, the terms and
conditions of which were not disclosed.
The two companies filed patent infringement lawsuits against
each other in Maine and Delaware courts in November, 2008.
Fairchild said it will record a $6 million charge in the fourth
quarter related to the settlement and cross-license.
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