[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73330-73331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26055]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1342]


Certain Semiconductor Devices Having Layered Dummy Fill, 
Electronic Devices, and Components Thereof; Notice of Institution of 
Investigation

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on October 14, 2022, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Bell 
Semiconductor, LLC of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Supplements to the 
complaint were filed on October 25, 2022; October 31, 2022; and 
November 4, 2022. 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 devices having layered dummy fill, electronic devices, 
and components thereof by reason of the infringement of certain claims 
of U.S. Patent No. 7,396,760 (``the '760 patent''). The complaint 
further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as 
required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests 
that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the 
investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist 
orders.

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information 
contained therein, may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket 
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email 
[email protected]. 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

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by accessing its internet server at https://www.usitc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of 
Unfair Import Investigations, (202) 205-2560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is 
contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 
U.S.C. 1337, and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2022).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on November 22, 2022, 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 products 
identified in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of 
claims 1-6 and 11-13 of the '760 patent, and whether an industry in the 
United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
    (2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language 
description of the accused products or category of accused products, 
which defines the scope of the investigation, is ``semiconductor 
devices, and specifically undiced wafers, diced wafers, packaged chips 
and chipsets both attached and unattached to printed circuit boards; 
and end products incorporating such articles, specifically amplifiers, 
LIDAR sensor systems, automotive control modules, WiFi routers, and 
cameras'';
    (3) Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.50(b)(l), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), 
the presiding administrative law judge shall take evidence or other 
information and hear arguments from the parties or other interested 
persons with respect to the public interest in this investigation, as 
appropriate, and provide the Commission with findings of fact and a 
recommended determination on this issue, which shall be limited to the 
statutory public interest factors set forth in 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(l), 
(f)(1), (g)(1);
    (4) 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:

Bell Semiconductor, LLC, One West Broad Street, Suite 901, Bethlehem, 
PA 18018

    (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:

Analog Devices Inc., 1 Technology Way, Norwood, MA 02062
Bose Corporation, 100 The Mountain Road, Framingham, MA 01701
Marvell Technology Group, Ltd., Canon's Court, 22 Victoria Street, 
Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., 5488 Marvell Lane, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Suteng Innovation Technology Co., Ltd., d/b/a RoboSense, RoboSense 
Building, Block 1, South of Zhongguan Hongjualing Industrial District, 
No. 1213 Liuxian Avenue, Taoyuan Street, Nanshan District, Shenzen 
518023, China
Kioxia Corporation, 3-1-21, Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0023, Japan
Kioxia America, Inc., 2610 Orchard Pkwy., San Jose, CA 95134
MaxLinear, Inc., 5966 La Place Court, Suite 100, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Linksys USA, Inc., 121 Theory Drive, Irvine, CA 92617
MACOM Technology Solutions, Inc., 100 Chelmsford Street, Lowell, MA 
01851
Silicon Laboratories, Inc., 400 West Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX 78701
DENSO Corporation, 1 Chome-1 Showacho, Kariya, Aichi 448-0029, Japan
Skyworks Solutions, Inc., 5260 California Avenue, Irvine, CA 02617
OmniVision Technologies, Inc., 4275 Burton Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Arlo Technologies, Inc., 480 N McCarthy Blvd., Suite 200, Milpitas, CA 
95035

    (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
    (5) For the investigation so instituted, the 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(e) and 210.13(a), as amended in 85 FR 15798 
(March 19, 2020), such responses will be considered by the Commission 
if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the 
complainant 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 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 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: November 23, 2022.
Jessica Mullan,
Acting Supervisory Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2022-26055 Filed 11-28-22; 8:45 am]
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