[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54258-54259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19089]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1319]


Certain Electronic Devices and Semiconductor Devices With Timing-
Aware Dummy Fill and Components Thereof; Notice of the Commission's 
Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating the 
Investigation Based on Withdrawal of the Complaint; Termination of the 
Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. 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'') initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 8) 
terminating the investigation based on withdrawal of the complaint.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Pitcher Fisherow, Esq., Office 
of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2737. Copies of 
non-confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation 
may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email 
[email protected]. General information concerning the Commission may 
also be obtained by accessing its internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on 
this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal 
on (202) 205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted this investigation 
on June 13, 2022, based on a complaint filed by Bell Semiconductor, LLC 
of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (``Complainant''). 87 FR 35791-92 (June 13, 
2022). The complaint, as supplemented, alleged violations of section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, based upon 
the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and 
the sale within the United States after importation of certain 
electronic devices and semiconductor devices with timing-aware dummy 
fill and components thereof by reason of the infringement of certain 
claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,007,259. The complaint, as supplemented, 
further alleged that a domestic industry exists. The notice of 
investigation named as respondents: NXP Semiconductors, N.V. of 
Eindhoven, Netherlands; NXP B.V. of Eindhoven, Netherlands; NXP USA, 
Inc. of Austin, Texas; SMC Networks, Inc. d/b/a/IgniteNet of Irvine, 
California; Micron Technology, Inc. of Boise, Idaho; NVIDIA Corporation 
of Santa Clara, California; Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. of Santa 
Clara, California; Acer, Inc. of New Taipei City, Taiwan; Acer America 
Corporation of San Jose, California; Infineon Technologies America 
Corp. of Milpitas, California; Analog Devices Inc. of Norwood, 
Massachusetts; Bose Corporation of Framingham, Massachusetts; Marvell 
Technology Group, Ltd. of Hamilton, Bermuda; Marvell Semiconductor, 
Inc. of Santa Clara, California; Suteng Innovation Technology Co., Ltd. 
d/b/a RoboSense of Shenzen, China; Kioxia Corporation of Tokyo, Japan; 
Kioxia America, Inc. of San Jose, California; Socionext Inc. of 
Yokohama, Japan; Socionext America, Inc. of Santa Clara, California; 
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. of San Diego, California; Lenovo Group Ltd. 
of Haidan District, China and Motorola Mobility LLC of Chicago, 
Illinois. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations (``OUII'') is also 
participating in the investigation.
    On July 26, 2022, Complainant moved to terminate the investigation 
based on

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withdrawal of the complaint. On August 1, 2022, the ALJ granted 
Complainant's motion. The ID found that it was in the public interest 
to grant the motion, that the Complainant represented ``there are no 
agreements, written or oral, express or implied between Complainant and 
any Respondents concerning the subject matter of the Investigation,'' 
and that no extraordinary circumstances exist that prevent withdrawal 
of the complaint. No one petitioned for review of the ID.
    The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID. The 
investigation is terminated.
    The Commission vote for this determination took place on August 30, 
2022.
    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 part 210 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 
part 210).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: August 30, 2022.
Katherine Hiner,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-19089 Filed 9-1-22; 8:45 am]
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