[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 68 (Monday, April 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 18427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7166]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-525]


In the Matter of Certain Semiconductor Devices and Products 
Containing Same; Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an 
Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation on the Basis of a 
Settlement Agreement

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative 
law judge's (``ALJ's'') initial determination (``ID'') granting a joint 
motion to terminate the above-captioned investigation on the basis of a 
settlement agreement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy P. Monaghan, Esq., Office of 
the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-3152. Copies of the public 
version of the ID and all nonconfidential documents filed in connection 
with this investigation are or will be 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., 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-2000. Hearing-impaired persons 
are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by 
contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. General 
information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing 
its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). The public record for this 
investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket 
(EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 21, 2004, the Commission 
instituted this investigation, which concerns allegations of unfair 
acts in violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the 
importation and sale of certain semiconductor devices and products 
containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims U.S. Patent 
Nos. 6,121,091; 6,251,795; and 6,235,653. 69 FR 56459 (Sept. 21, 2005). 
The complainants are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., 
of Hsinchu, Taiwan; TSMC North America, of San Jose, California; and 
WaferTech, L.L.C., of Camas, Washington, and the respondents are 
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., of Pudong New Area, 
Shanghai, China; Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, 
of Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China, and SMIC Americas, of Fremont, 
California.
    On February 22, 2005, complainants and respondents filed a joint 
motion to terminate the investigation on the basis of a settlement 
agreement. The Commission investigative attorney filed a response in 
support of the joint motion.
    On March 14, 2004, the ALJ issued the subject ID (Order No. 9) 
granting the joint motion to terminate.
    No party filed a petition to review the subject ID.
    The authority for the Commission's determination is contained in 
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and 
in section 210.42 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 
(19 CFR 210.42).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: April 6, 2005.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 05-7166 Filed 4-8-05; 8:45 am]
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