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Guru3D.com » News » TSMC Files Complaints Against GlobalFoundries for Infringement of 25 Patents

TSMC Files Complaints Against GlobalFoundries for Infringement of 25 Patents

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 10/01/2019 08:47 AM | source: | 22 comment(s)
TSMC Files Complaints Against GlobalFoundries for  Infringement of 25 Patents

TSMC filed multiple lawsuits on September 30, 2019 against GlobalFoundries in the United States, Germany and Singapore for its ongoing infringement of 25 TSMC patents by at least its 40nm, 28nm, 22nm, 14nm, and 12nm node processes. 

In the complaints, TSMC demands injunctions to stop GlobalFoundries’ manufacture and sale of infringing semiconductor products. TSMC also seeks substantial monetary damages from GlobalFoundries for its sale of infringing semiconductor products and unlawful use of TSMC’s patented semiconductor technologies.

The 25 TSMC patents in the complaints relate to a diverse set of technologies, including FinFET designs, shallow trench isolation techniques, double patterning methods, advanced seal rings and gate structures, and innovative contact etch stop layer designs. These specific technologies cover the core features of mature and advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes. The patents at issue comprise just a small portion of TSMC’s extensive portfolio that numbers more than 37,000 granted patents worldwide. TSMC was ranked one of the top 10 companies for U.S. patent grants last year, for the third consecutive year.

TSMC pioneered the dedicated semiconductor foundry model, enabling an entire fabless IC design industry worth hundreds of billions of dollars in the United States. Furthermore, TSMC plays a critical role in facilitating the global semiconductor supply chain. For example, TSMC collaborates with dozens of U.S.-based equipment suppliers, intellectual property (IP) core providers and electronic design automation (EDA) vendors. TSMC procured about US$20 billion in equipment and services from U.S. suppliers over the past 5 years. TSMC also spurs the next generation of semiconductor technology by working closely with U.S.-based customers, suppliers and prestigious universities. TSMC subsidiaries operate a manufacturing site in Washington State along with offices in California and Texas with over a thousand employees.

“TSMC’s patents reflect decades and tens of billions of dollars of investments in innovation, resulting in TSMC’s significant contribution to advancements in semiconductor manufacturing technology,” said Sylvia Fang, Vice President and General Counsel for TSMC. “TSMC’s lawsuits seek to protect our reputation, our significant investments, our nearly 500 customers, and consumers worldwide to ensure everyone benefits from the most advanced semiconductor technologies that enable a wide range of applications such as mobile, 5G, AI, IoT and high performance computing, which are critically important to the public interest.”







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Kaarme
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#5716000 Posted on: 10/01/2019 09:02 AM
I wonder if it was worth it for GF to sue TSMC, seeing how this response was to be expected. Of course if GF is absolutely certain they can convince the courts they are right and TSMC wrong in both cases, then it might be profitable, but who knows. I wish GF had instead decided to stay in the race back then.

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#5716061 Posted on: 10/01/2019 12:49 PM
Playing with fire might be fun, might also burn you. GF was really stupid, first giving up on the race to 7nm and then suing TSMC.
In the end It's probably us, the consumer, that get hurt by stupid wars.

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#5716070 Posted on: 10/01/2019 01:01 PM
Guys but how do you know what is profitable or not for a company? A company is about making money most of the time, people that are in charge decide depending on a medium to long term vision and budgets. There may be lot of reason why a company decide to not be on the edge of the tech but rather just works on different kind of chips.

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#5716079 Posted on: 10/01/2019 01:34 PM
If this article were more inclusive of information, you would be aware that in August Global Foundries actually filed a lawsuit against T.SM.C. for the exact same thing. So this announcement is just T.S.M.C.'s lawyers typical move of muddying the waters. A six billion dollar company, Global Foundries, duking it out with a 11 billion dollar company, TS.M.C. . I can see where the damage to their incomes is lol.

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#5716121 Posted on: 10/01/2019 03:01 PM
Guys but how do you know what is profitable or not for a company? A company is about making money most of the time, people that are in charge decide depending on a medium to long term vision and budgets. There may be lot of reason why a company decide to not be on the edge of the tech but rather just works on different kind of chips.


Yeah, even the American patent trolls are only companies trying to make money the best they can. Gotta love 'em, right?

GF is just a sore loser. If they decided to drop out of the race, the least they could do is to leave alone the ones who had the guts to continue.

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