Power IntegrationsGrantedAnotherPermanent Injunction against Infringing Fairchild Products
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Power IntegrationsGrantedAnotherPermanent Injunction against Infringing Fairchild Products

Injunction covers approximately 80 infringing parts and other parts containing similar infringing circuitry

SAN JOSE, CALIF. – July 1, 2014– Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI) today announced that a Federal District Court in Delaware has granted its request for another permanent injunction against Fairchild Semiconductor products that infringe the company’s patents. The ruling, issued yesterday, follows a 2012 jury verdict in which approximately 80 Fairchild products were found to violate three of Power Integrations’ patents.The injunction takes effect immediately; the list of Fairchild products subject to the injunction is as follows:

AS1000

FAN6793

FSEZ2007

SG5841J

SG6846A

AS1003

FAN6861

FSEZ2016

SG5842

SG6846B

AS1207

FAN6862

FSEZ2037

SG5842A

SG6846C

DAP024

FAN6862L

LTA504SG

SG5842J

SG6846G

FAN100

FAN6862R

LTA504SJ

SG5842JA

SG6848

FAN102

FSBH0170

LTA703S

SG5851

SG6849

FAN103

FSBH0270

LTA704S

SG5851A

SG68502

FAN104

FSBH0370

LTA705S

SG6741

SG68502A

FAN301

FSBH0F70

LTA809FA

SG6741A

SG68502B

FAN400A

FSEZ1016A

LTA810FA

SG6742

SG6858

FAN400C

FSEZ1116

LTA811FA

SG6742HL

SG6859

FAN6747

FSEZ1216

PO168MY

SG6742HR

SG6859A

FAN6751

FSEZ1216B

PO268MY

SG6742ML

SG6860

FAN6752

FSEZ1217

PO368MY

SG6742MR

SGP100

FAN6753

FSEZ1307

SG5701

SG6842J

SGP101

FAN6754

FSEZ1317

SG5841

SG6846

SGP400

FAN6791

 

 

 

 

The court’s order also provides that any additional Fairchild products that include the infringing “integrated frequency jitter” and/or “saw limiter” (i.e., constant output power) features are also subject to the injunction. Further, the court ordered Fairchild toprovide notification of the injunction to all customers, distributors and other third parties that have purchased the infringing products. Financial damages stemming from the infringement are to be determined in a future court proceeding.

Yesterday’s ruling is the latest in a string of decisions relating to the serial infringement of Power Integrations’ patents by Fairchild and its System General (SG) subsidiary. In 2006, Fairchild was found to infringe four of Power Integrations’ patents, resulting in a permanent injunction against more than 100 infringing Fairchild products (listed below). Thecourt later found the infringement to be willful, describing Fairchild’s behavior as “blatant copying.”Earlier this year, Fairchild was ordered to undergothird-party monitoring after being found to have violated the injunction.

In 2006, the International Trade Commission found that SG infringed two of Power Integrations’ patents and later issued an exclusion order barring the infringing products from the U.S. market. And earlier this year in a Federal DistrictCourt in California, a jury found that Fairchild willfully infringed two of Power Integrations’ patents and awarded Power Integrations $105 million in damages. Power Integrations is also seeking a permanent injunction against the approximately 140 Fairchild products implicated in that decision, and any other products containing the infringing features, known as “frequency reduction” (referred to by Fairchild as “Green Mode”) and “externally adjustable current limit.” Some of the parts found to infringe in California are already subject to the injunction issued yesterday by the Delaware Court.

Commented Balu Balakrishnan, president and CEO of Power Integrations: “This latestruling is another important step in our ongoing efforts to stop Fairchild’s blatant disregard for our intellectual-property rights. Fairchild has been found to infringe our patents on four separate occasions, including repeated violations of the same patents. We hope that today’s ruling and other recent decisions will help bring about an end to Fairchild’s unlawful behavior.”

The following Fairchild products are already under permanent injunction based on earlier litigation:

FAN7602

FSD200B

FSDH0265RLDX

FSDL321L_NL

FSCM0465R

FSD200B_NL

FSDH0265RLDX_NL

FSDM0170RNB

FSCM0465RGWDTU

FSD200BM

FSDH0265RLN

FSDM0265RL

FSCM0465RIWDTU

FSD200BM_NL

FSDH0265RLN_NL

FSDM0265RL_NL

 

FAN7602

FSD200B

FSDH0265RLDX

 

FSCM0465R

FSD200B_NL

FSDH0265RLDX_NL

 

FSCM0465RGWDTU

FSD200BM

FSDH0265RLN

FSDM0265RL

FSCM0465RIWDTU

FSD200BM_NL

FSDH0265RLN_NL

FSDM0265RL_NL

FSCM0465RJ

FSD200BMX

FSDH0265RLX

FSDM0265RN

FSCM0465RJX

FSD210

FSDH0265RLX_SB82190

FSDM0265RN_NL

FSCM0565R

FSD210B

FSDH0265RN

FSDM0265RNB

FSCM0565RCYDTU

FSD210BH

FSDH0270RNB

FSDM0265RNB_NL

FSCM0565RCYDTU_NL

FSD210BM

FSDH0370RNB

FSDM0265RNC

FSCM0565RD

FSD210BM_NL

FSDH321

FSDM0265RNC_NL

FSCM0565RGTU

FSD210BMX

FSDH321B

FSDM0270RNB

FSCM0565RGWDTU

FSD210BMX_SB82110

FSDH321L

FSDM0365RL

FSCM0565RIWDTU

FSD210DH

FSDH321LX

FSDM0365RL_NL

FSCM0565RJ

FSD210H

FSDH321LX_NL

FSDM0365RLX

FSCM0565RJX

FSD210HD

FSDH321Z

FSDM0365RN

FSCM0765R

FSD210HD_NL

FSDH321Z_NL

FSDM0365RN_NL

FSCM0765RC

FSD210L

FSDL0165RL

FSDM0365RNB

FSCM0765RCYDTU

FSD211

FSDL0165RL_NL

FSDM0365RNC

FSCM0765RCYDTU_NL

FSD211H

FSDL0165RN

FSDM0370RNB

FSCM0765RD

FSD211H_NL

FSDL0365RL

FSDM100

FSCM0765RGWDTU

FSD500

FSDL0365RL_NL

FSDM100_NL

FSCM0765RIWDTU

FSDH0170RNB

FSDL0365RN

FSDM101

FSCM0765RJ

FSDH0265RL

FSDL0365RNB

FSDM311

FSCM0765RJX

FSDH0265RL_NL

FSDL321

FSDM311_NL

FSD1000

FSDH0265RL_SB82109

FSDL321_NL

FSDM311L

FSD200

FSDH0265RLD

FSDL321L

FSDM311L_NL

FSD200_NL

FSDH0265RLD_NL

 

 

The list of Fairchild/SG products subject to ITC exclusion order is as follows:

SG6840

SG6841

SG6841x3

SG6842

SG6842J

SG6843

Earlier this year in the California case noted above, the following Fairchild products were found to infringe Power Integrations’ patents on its frequency-reduction and externally adjustable current limit features:

AS1000

FAN6755W

FSBH0170A

LTA703S

SG6840

AS1003

FAN6756

FSBH0170W

LTA704S

SG6841

AS1207

FAN6756AHL

FSBH0270

LTA705S

SG6841x3

DAP024

FAN6791

FSBH0270_F116

LTA809FA

SG6842

DAP02A

FAN6793

FSBH0270A

LTA810FA

SG6842J

FAN100

FAN6861

FSBH0270W

LTA811FA

SG6843

FAN102

FAN6862W

FSBH0370

PO168

SG6846

FAN103

FAN6862

FSBH0370_F116

PO268

SG6846A

FAN103W

FAN6862H

FSBH0F70

PO368

SG6846B

FAN104

FAN6862HR

FSBH0F70A

SG3843G

SG6846C

FAN104W

FAN6862L

FSBH0F70A_F116

SG5701

SG6846G

FAN301

FAN6862R

FSBH0F70WA

SG5841

SG6846WA

FAN400A

FAN6863

FSEZ1016A

SG5841J

SG6848

FAN400C

FAN6863L

FSEZ1216

SG5842

SG6849

FAN6747

FAN6863R

FSEZ1216B

SG5842A

SG68502

FAN6747W

FAN6863W

FSEZ1217

SG5842J

SG68502A

FAN6747WA

FAN6863WE

FSEZ1307

SG5842JA

SG68502B

FAN6747WALMY

FAN6863WL

FSEZ1307S

SG5843

SG6858

FAN6749

FAN6863WR

FSEZ1317

SG5851

SG6859

FAN6751

FL103

FSEZ1317A

SG5851A

SG6859A

FAN6751MR

FL7730

FSEZ1317WA

SG6741

SG6859D

FAN6752

FL7732

FSEZ2007

SG6741A

SG6860

FAN6753

FSB117H

FSEZ2016

SG6742

SG6902

FAN6754

FSB127H

FSEZ2037

SG6742HL

SG6905

FAN6754A

FSB137HL

FSL127H

SG6742HR

SG6932

FAN6754B

FSB147H

FSL137H

SG6742ML

SGP100

FAN6754WA

FSBH0170

LTA504SG

SG6742MR

SGP101

FAN6755

FSBH0170_F116

LTA504SJ

SG6742WMR

SGP400

FAN6755UW

 

 

 

 

About Power Integrations

Power Integrations, Inc., is a Silicon Valley-based supplier of high-performance electronic components used in high-voltage power-conversion systems. The company’s integrated circuits and diodes enable compact, energy-efficient AC-DC power supplies for a vast range of electronic products including mobile devices, TVs, PCs, appliances, smart utility meters and LED lights. CONCEPT IGBT drivers enhance the efficiency, reliability and cost of high-power applications such as industrial motor drives, solar and wind energy systems, electric vehicles and high-voltage DC transmission. Since its introduction in 1998, Power Integrations’ EcoSmart® energy-efficiency technology has prevented billions of dollars’ worth of energy waste and millions of tons of carbon emissions. Reflecting the environmental benefits of the company’s products, Power Integrations’ stock is included in the NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index, The Cleantech Index®, and the Ardour Global IndexSM. For more information, including design-support tools and resources, please visit www.powerint.com; visit Power Integrations’ Green Room for a comprehensive guide to energy-efficiency standards around the world.


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