[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 384-385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-33207]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-753]


Certain Semiconductor Chips and Products Containing Same; Notice 
of Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

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

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on December 1, 2010, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Rambus Inc. of Sunnyvale, California. The complaint alleges violations 
of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the 
sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after 
importation of certain semiconductor chips and products containing same 
by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 
6,470,405 (``the `405 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,591,353 (``the `353 
patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,287,109 (``the `109 patent''); U.S. Patent 
No. 7,602,857 (``the `857 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,602,858 (``the 
`858 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,715,494 (``the `494 patent''). The 
complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists 
as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
    The complainant requests that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order 
and 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 202-205-2000. Hearing impaired 
individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained 
by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. Persons 
with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining 
access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 
202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be 
obtained by accessing its Internet server at 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel L. Girdwood, Esq., Office of 
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 
telephone (202) 205-3409.

    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 CFR 210.10 (2010).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on December 28, 2010, 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 
semiconductor chips and products containing same that infringe one or 
more of claims 11-13, 15, and 18 of the `405 patent; claims 11-13 of 
the ~~`353 patent; claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 20, 21, and 24 of the 
`109 patent; claims 1, 2, 4-6, 9-13, 24-28, 31-36, 39-44, 47, and 49-53 
of the `857 patent; claims 1, 2, 4, 7, and 20 of the `858 patent; and 
claims 1-3, 6, 8, 25, 26, 30, 39, 40, and 42 of the `494 patent, and 
whether an industry in the United States exists 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:

Rambus Inc., 1050 Enterprise Way, Suite 700, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.
    (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint 
is to be served:

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 6501 William Cannon Drive West, Austin, 
TX 78735.
Broadcom Corporation, 5300 California Avenue, Irvine, CA 92617.
LSI Corporation, 1621 Barber Lane, Milpitas, CA 95035.
MediaTek Inc., No. 1, Dusing Road 1, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsin-Chu, 
Taiwan 30078.
nVidia Corporation, 2701 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95050.
STMicroelectronics N.V., 39, Chemin du Champ des Filles, C. P. 21CH 
1228 Plan-Les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland.
STMicroelectronics Inc., 1310 Electronics Dr., Carrollton, TX 75006.
Asustek Computer Inc., 15, Li The Road, Taipei City 11259, Taiwan.

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Asus Computer International Inc., 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539.
Audio Partnership Plc., Gallery Court, Hankey Place, London SE1 4BB, 
United Kingdom.
Biostar Microtech (U.S.A.) Corp., 18551 East Gale Avenue, City of 
Industry, CA 91748.
Biostar Microtech International Corp., 2 Fl., 108-2, Ming Chuan Road, 
Hsin Tien, Taiwan.
Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1706.
Elitegroup Computer Systems, No. 239, Sec. 2, Ti Ding Blvd., Taipei, 
Taiwan 11493.
EVGA Corporation, 2900 Saturn Street, Suite B, Brea, CA 92821.
Galaxy Microsystems Ltd., Room 1101-1103, 11/F, Enterprise Square Two, 
3 Sheung Yuet Road, Kowloon Bay, KLN., Hong Kong.
Garmin International, 1200 E. 151st Street, Olathe, KS 66062-3426.
G.B.T. Inc., 17358 Railroad St., City of Industry, CA 91748.
Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd., No. 6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, 
Taipei 231, Taiwan.
Gracom Technologies LLC, 1214 John Reed Ct., City of Industry, CA 
91745.
Hewlett-Packard Company, 3000 Hanover St., Palo Alto, CA 94304.
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, 3403 Yerba Buena Road, San Jose, 
CA 95135.
Jaton Corporation, 47677 Lakeview Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538.
Jaton Technology TPE, 10F, No. 194, Sec. 3, Ta-Tung Road, Hsi-Chih, 
Taiwan.
Micro-Star International Co., Ltd., No. 69, Li-De St., Jung-He City, 
Taipei Hsien, Taiwan.
MSI Computer Corporation, 901 Canada Court, City of Industry, 
California 91748.
Motorola, Inc., 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL 60196.
Oppo Digital, Inc., 2629 Terminal Blvd., Suite B, Mountain View, CA 
94043.
Palit Microsystems Ltd., 21F, 88, Sec. 2, Chung Hsiao E. Rd., Taipei, 
Taiwan.
Pine Technology Holdings, Ltd., Unit A, 32/F Manulife Tower, 169 
Electric Road, North Point, Hong Kong.
Seagate Technology, 920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066.
Sparkle Computer Co., Ltd., 5F.-7, No. 79, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., 
Xizhi City, Taipei County 221, Taiwan.
Zotac International (MCO) Ltd., 19/F., Shatin Galleria, 18-24 Shan Mei 
Street, Fo Tan, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong.
Zotac USA Inc., 17921 Rowland Street, City of Industry, CA 91748.
    (c) The Commission investigative attorney, party to this 
investigation, is Daniel L. Girdwood, Esq., Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 
Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Paul J. 
Luckern, Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade 
Commission, shall designate 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 CFR 210.13. 
Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(d)-(e) 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 and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless 
good cause therefore 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 an initial determination and a final determination containing 
such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or 
a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: December 29, 2010.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-33207 Filed 1-3-11; 8:45 am]
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