AnalogicTech and Siliconix Settle Patent Litigation
Oct 17, 2006 11:03 PM
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Advanced Analogic Technologies (AnalogicTech) and Vishay Siliconix have reached an amicable settlement of the patent infringement lawsuit brought by Siliconix in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit, filed in January 2004, related to alleged infringement of three U.S. patents pertaining to trench DMOS technology.
Under the terms of the settlement, details of which remain confidential, the companies agreed to dismiss all claims and counterclaims in the litigation. Both companies will continue marketing their respective trench DMOS product lines.
