Chinese Chipmaker YMTC Sues U.S. Rival Micron Alleging Patent Infringement

Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC) has filed a lawsuit against U.S. rival Micron Technology alleging infringement of eight of its patents.

YMTC filed the lawsuit against Micron and unit Micron Consumer Products Group on Nov. 9 at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

According to the lawsuit, Micron turned to YMTC’s patented technology to fend off competition from YMTC and to gain and protect market share. It said Micron was not paying its fair share to use the patented inventions.

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