Power Integrations, Inc. v. Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. et al

  1. October 23, 2019

    Fairchild Strikes $175M Power Integrations Deal After 15 Years

    ON Semiconductor has agreed to pay Power Integrations $175 million to end long-running litigation after ON's Fairchild subsidiary was hit with nearly $200 million in patent infringement verdicts, a resolution that means the Federal Circuit won't answer a burning question about foreign damages as part of the fight. 

  2. September 06, 2019

    Fairchild Can't Pause $140M IP Loss For High Court Decision

    A California federal judge has denied Silicon Valley pioneer Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc.'s bid to stay Power Integrations' $140 million jury win in their decade-long patent fight until after the U.S. Supreme Court issues a decision in a similar dispute.

  3. February 22, 2017

    Judge Won't Rethink $140M Patent Win Against Fairchild

    A California judge Wednesday denied Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc.'s motion to vacate a $140 million judgment in favor of rival chip maker Power Integrations, saying a December Federal Circuit opinion that upended much of a 2012 Delaware court verdict didn't impact the Golden State case.

  4. January 13, 2017

    Power Integrations Denied Extra Damages In $140M IP Win

    Power Integrations Inc. is not entitled to enhanced damages for its $140 million jury win against rival chip maker Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. for patent infringement, a California federal judge ruled Friday, saying PI had not made a showing of "egregious misconduct."

  5. August 24, 2016

    Fairchild Still On The Hook For $140M Award, Judge Says

    A California federal court on Wednesday shut down a bid for a new trial and let stand a $140 million jury award against Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. for patent infringement, saying the company didn't even try to show how Power Integrations Inc.'s evidence was either unreliable or insufficient.

  6. March 28, 2016

    Power Integrations Says $140M Fairchild Award Is Proper

    Power Integrations Inc. urged a California federal court to let stand a $140 million jury award against Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. for patent infringement, saying the amount was properly calculated.

  7. February 16, 2016

    Fairchild Wants Fresh Look At 'Duplicative' $140M Verdict

    Fairchild Semiconductor asked a California federal court Friday to throw out a jury's $139.8 million verdict against it for infringing two Power Integrations patents, arguing the jury wrongly awarded Power Integrations damages for both lost profits and royalties.

  8. December 17, 2015

    Calif. Jury Hands PI $140M Patent Win Against Fairchild

    A California federal jury said Thursday that Fairchild Semiconductor must pay $139.8 million for infringing two power-supply patents held by Power Integrations Inc., awarding an even larger sum than a $105 million verdict that Power Integrations won last year but was later vacated by the court.

  9. December 16, 2015

    Fairchild Owes $140M For IP Infringement, PI Tells Jury

    Power Integrations told the California federal jury overseeing its damages retrial against Fairchild Semiconductor that Fairchild must pay $140 million for infringing two power-supply patents — more than the $105 million verdict it won last year that was later vacated by the court.

  10. December 14, 2015

    PI Calls Some Fairchild Claims Irrelevant In IP Retrial

    A jury in a damages retrial should be told to disregard Fairchild Semiconductor's claim that it purposefully stopped shipping certain products to the U.S. after learning they infringed two Power Integrations Inc. power-supply patents because the statement is irrelevant to the case, PI told a California federal court on Monday.

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