The US International Trade Commission has formally terminated a patent infringement investigation involving Samsung Electronics and several major American technology companies following a settlement between the South Korean chipmaker and US chip firm Netlist, according to a federal notice published Monday.
The investigation centered on certain dynamic random access memory (DRAM) devices, products containing them and related components, according to the USITC notice published in the US Federal Register.
The case was launched in July following a complaint from Netlist, which alleged that certain memory products infringed its patents. Other companies named as respondents in the case included Google, Nvidia, Broadcom and Super Micro Computer.
The notice said Netlist and Samsung, including its two US subsidiaries, jointly requested the termination of the investigation on Aug. 18 based on a settlement agreement between the companies.
In their August settlement, Samsung signed a five-year agreement with Netlist to access the American company's patent portfolio, including technologies related to server dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs) and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in artificial intelligence servers and high-performance computing systems.
Netlist develops advanced memory and storage technologies, including server memory and HBM solutions for AI computing.
In 2021, Netlist sued Samsung, alleging that the South Korean tech giant's memory products used in cloud computing servers, along with other data technologies, infringed its patents.
Samsung had argued that Netlist's patents were invalid and that its technologies operated differently from those covered by the patents. (Yonhap)
