Commission Declines Review of ID, Terminates Inv. No. 698 For Three Respondents
On July 12, the Commission declined review of an initial determination dated June 22, 2010 by Chief ALJ Luckern, terminating the investigation as to three respondents based on a settlement agreement, in Inv. No. 337-TA-698, Certain DC-DC Controllers and Products Containing Same. The terminated respondents were Advanced Micro Devices, Diamond Multimedia, and XFX Technology USA. The investigation was instituted on December 29, 2009, on the basis of a complaint filed by Richtek Technology Corp. and Richtek USA, alleging violations of section 337 on the basis of importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after important of certain DC-DC controllers, by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,315,190; 6,414,470; 7,132,717; and trade secret misappropriation.
