ITC Votes To Institute Inv. No. 825, Certain Silicon Microphone Packages and Products Containing Same
On January 9, 2012, the Commission voted to institute an investigation of certain silicon microphone packages and products containing same. The products at issue in this investigation are silicon microphone packages. The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Knowles Electronics, LLC, of Itasca, IL, on December 7, 2011. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain silicon microphone packages and products containing same that infringe patents asserted by Knowles Electronics. The complainant requests that the ITC issue an exclusion order and a cease and desist order. The ITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation: Analog Devices Inc. of Norwood, MA; Amkor Technology, Inc., of Chandler, AZ; and
Avnet Inc. of Phoenix, AZ.
