Globalfoundries Sues TSMC; Seeks Import Ban on IPhone Parts
- Patent case targets supply chain for phones, PCs, tablets
- Ban on Apple, Broadcom, Qualcomm, Nvidia chips sought
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Globalfoundries Inc. sued larger rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. for using its patented chip technology and requested a U.S. trade agency impose import bans that could roil the market for crucial components of a huge swath of electronics, including the iPhone.
The U.S.-headquartered chipmaker, which like TSMC manufactures semiconductors for other companies, on Monday filed patent-infringement complaints at the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington, as well as civil lawsuits at federal courts in the U.S. and Germany.