➀ Arm Holdings has terminated its architectural license agreement with Qualcomm Inc.; ➁ This action ends Qualcomm's ability to use Arm's intellectual property for chip design; ➂ The termination follows a 60-day notice from Arm and escalates a legal dispute set to begin in Delaware federal court in December.
Recent #Legal Dispute news in the semiconductor industry
➀ Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have filed a lawsuit against Pocket Pair for patent infringement, but no specific patents have been identified yet. ➁ Pocket Pair, a small studio based in Tokyo, Japan, acknowledges the lawsuit and will start legal proceedings. ➂ Despite the lawsuit, Pocket Pair aims to continue game updates for Palworld, which has gained millions of players.
➀ Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (AMEC) has sued the US Department of Defense for listing it as a Chinese military company. ➁ California Senator Alex Padilla warns the Biden administration against unilateral export controls that could harm US semiconductor competitiveness. ➂ AMEC's CEO, Dr. Gwo-Ing Lih, is a leading figure in the semiconductor industry with significant contributions to etching technology.