Federal Register #337-TA-1526

USITC Investigation into Vertical Power Delivery Systems and Computing Systems Containing Them

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has opened an investigation into alleged patent infringement involving vertical power delivery systems used in computing equipment. - Government agency: U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC); no sub-agency or office is identified in the provided notice. - Investigation: No. 337-TA-1526, concerning U.S. Patent No. 10,903,734. This is an investigation notice, not a procurement solicitation or contract award. - Complainant and OEM: Vicor Corporation alleges that the products at issue infringe its patent and requests a limited exclusion order and cease-and-desist orders. - Products in the investigation: Vertical power delivery systems and components, and computing systems containing them, for data center, AI, and cloud computing applications. The systems are used to power AI accelerators, tensor processing units (TPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), and central processing units (CPUs). - Named respondent companies and entities: Delta Electronics, Inc.; Delta Electronics (Americas) Ltd.; DET Logistics (USA) Corporation; Infineon Technologies AG; Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Ltd.; Dongguan Luxshare Technology Co., Ltd. (a/k/a Luxshare-Tech); Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.; Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co., Ltd.; MPS International (Shanghai) Ltd.; Flex Ltd.; Celestica Inc.; Quanta Computer Inc.; Quanta Cloud Technology Inc.; Quanta Cloud Technology USA LLC; Quanta Computer USA Inc.; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (d/b/a Foxconn); Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd.; FII USA Inc. (a/k/a Foxconn Industrial Internet USA Inc.); Ingrasys Technology Inc.; and Ingrasys Technology USA Inc. - Procurement quantities, part numbers, and contract value: None are specified; no products or services are being requested for purchase.

Description

The U.S. International Trade Commission instituted an investigation following a complaint by Vicor Corporation alleging that certain vertical power delivery systems, components, and computing systems containing them infringe claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,903,734. The scope includes systems and components used in data center server, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing systems to power AI accelerators, TPUs, GPUs, and CPUs. The Commission will investigate whether imports, sales for importation, or sales in the United States after importation violate section 337 and whether a qualifying domestic industry exists. The complainant requests a limited exclusion order and cease-and-desist orders.

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