[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6862-6863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3955]



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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Inv. No. 337-TA-381]


Certain Electronic Products, Including Semiconductor Products, 
Manufactured by Certain Processes; Notice of Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation pursuant to 19 U.S.C. Sec. 1337.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on January 16, 1996, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. Sec. 1337, on 
behalf of Texas Instruments Incorporated, 13500 North Central 
Expressway, Dallas, Texas 75265. Supplements to the complaint were 
filed on January 31, 1996 and February 5, 1996. The complaint, as 
supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 based on the 
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the 
sale within the United States after importation of certain electronic 
products, including semiconductor products, that are manufactured, 
produced, and assembled using processes that are covered by one or more 
claims of U.S. Letters Patent 4,884,674; U.S. Letters Patent 5,216,613; 
and U.S. Letters Patent 4,490,209.
    The complainant requests that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after a hearing, issue a permanent exclusion order 
and permanent cease and desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information 
contained therein, is available for inspection during official business 
hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room 112, Washington, 
DC 20436, telephone 202-205-1802. Hearing-impaired individuals are 
advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting 
the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juan Cockburn, Esq., Office of Unfair 
Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 
202-205-2572.

AUTHORITY: The authority for institution of this investigation is 
contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and in 
section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 
C.F.R. Sec. 210.10.

SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on February 14, 1996, ORDERED THAT--
    (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether 
there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the 
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the 
sale within the United States after importation of certain electronic 
products, including semiconductor products, manufactured by processes 
covered by claims 1-8 or 9 of U.S. Letters Patent 4,884,674; claims 1-6 
or 7 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,216,613; or claims 1-14 or 15 of U.S. 
Letters Patent 4,490,209; and whether there exists an industry in the 
United States as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
    (2) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the 
following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of 
investigation shall be served:
    (a) The complainant is--

Texas Instruments Incorporated, 13500 North Central Expressway, 
Dallas, Texas 75265

    (b) The respondents are the following companies alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint 
is to be served:

Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., Samsung Main Building, 10th 
Floor, 250, 2-ka Taepyung-Ro Chung-Ku, Seoul, Korea
Samsung America, Inc., 105 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, New 
Jersey 07660
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., 3655 North First Street, San Jose, 
California 95134

    (c) Juan Cockburn, Esq., Office of Unfair Import Investigations, 
U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, S.W., Room 401-Q, 
Washington, D.C. 20436, shall be the Commission investigative attorney, 
party to this investigation; and
    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Sidney 
Harris is designated as the presiding administrative law judge.
    Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be 
submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 C.F.R. 
Sec. 210.13. Pursuant to sections 201.16(d) and 210.13(a) of the 
Commission's Rules, 19 C.F.R. Secs. 201.16(d) and 210.13(a), such 
responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later 
than 20 days after the date of service by the Commission of the 
complaint and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for 
submitting responses to the complaint will not be granted unless good 
cause therefor is shown.
    Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each 
allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to 
constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations 
of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative 
law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, 
to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and 
to enter both an initial determination and a final determination 
containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of a limited 
exclusion order or a cease and desist order or both directed against 
such respondent.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: February 15, 1996.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-3955 Filed 2-21-96; 8:45 am]
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