U.S. trade commission terminates Samsung chip patent probe following settlement with Netlist

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has formally terminated a patent infringement investigation involving Samsung Electronics Co. and several major American technology companies following a settlement between the South Korean chipmaker and U.S. chip firm Netlist Inc., 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 U.S. 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 Corp., Broadcom Inc. and Super Micro Computer Inc.

The notice said Netlist and Samsung, including its two U.S. 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 (AI) 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.

This photo, taken Oct. 29, 2026, shows the headquarters of Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of computer memory chips and smartphones, in Seoul. (Yonhap)

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U.S. trade commission terminates Samsung chip patent probe following settlement with Netlist

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华盛顿，11月2日（韩联社）——据周一发布的一份联邦公告显示，美国国际贸易委员会（USITC）已正式终止对三星电子公司和几家美国主要科技公司之间的专利侵权调查，此前这家韩国芯片制造商与美国芯片公司Netlist Inc.达成了和解。

根据美国联邦公报上发布的美国国际贸易委员会（USITC）通知，此次调查的重点是某些动态随机存取存储器（DRAM）设备、包含这些设备的产品以及相关组件。

该案于7月由Netlist公司提起诉讼，该公司指控某些内存产品侵犯了其专利。其他被列为被告的公司包括谷歌、英伟达、博通和超微电脑。

通知称，Netlist 和三星（包括其两家美国子公司）于 8 月 18 日根据两家公司之间的和解协议，共同请求终止调查。

在 8 月份达成的和解协议中，三星与 Netlist 签署了一项为期五年的协议，以获得这家美国公司的专利组合的使用权，其中包括与服务器双列直插式内存模块 (DIMM) 和用于人工智能 (AI) 服务器和高性能计算系统的高带宽内存 (HBM) 相关的技术。

Netlist 开发先进的内存和存储技术，包括服务器内存和用于人工智能计算的 HBM 解决方案。

2021 年，Netlist 起诉三星，指控这家韩国科技巨头在云计算服务器中使用的内存产品以及其他数据技术侵犯了其专利。

三星曾辩称Netlist的专利无效，并且其技术与专利所涵盖的技术运作方式不同。

这张照片拍摄于2026年10月29日，显示的是位于首尔的三星电子总部，该公司是全球最大的计算机内存芯片和智能手机制造商。（韩联社）

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三星电子与Netlist达成五年许可协议，解决专利纠纷。

美国贸易委员会在与Netlist达成和解后终止了对三星芯片专利的调查。