Set micro-net the latest news, Shanghai Intellectual Property has formally accepted again on November 10 OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as' Howe Technology 'or' OminiVison ') For Jiangsu Weitewei Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as' S & T 'or' SmartSens') infringe on the patent for invention, the second lawsuit filed after Howe Technology launched its first advocacy action in China on October 17, asking the court to order Stove Inc. to stop immediately Chip product patent infringement and compensation. Less than a month later, Howe Technology has filed two consecutive litigation applications and accepted, the outside world interpret that Howe Technology's emphasis on business in China is being further enhanced, the domestic CMOS patent rights are about to war.
Domestic CMOS patent rights or war
It is understood that SmartSens (SmartSens) was established in 2011, the main CMOS image sensor chip design, products related to security monitoring, automotive imaging and other applications. The lawsuit involving 'infringement' of the SC5035 model chip for the Sevres 5M resolution Rate Series One of the major products.According to Siteway official product introduction, SC5035 chip more used in security monitoring related fields.
Howe technology, said the company has Setewell chip products and Howe infringement than the relevant patents, after comparison found that Weitewei chip has dropped into the range of Howe technology patents, suspected of constituting a patent infringement. At the moment, the second lawsuit has been formally accepted by the Shanghai Intellectual Property Court on November 10, case number (2017) No. 725, Shanghai Minzhong Prior to the first lawsuit on October 17, case number (2017) 69 Shanghai No. 73 early.
Beginning of this year, including MOSFET, MLCC and other components constantly rising prices, nearly 3 months, the domestic A-share electronic components market index rose nearly 20% .Investment agencies generally believe that the domestic semiconductor industry has entered the golden stage of development, the semiconductor industry is high The boom will bring a huge market space.Technology innovation and research and development driven semiconductor industry, patented technology has also become the performance of major manufacturers of competitive strength.Howei pointed out that as companies focus on the Chinese market, the business does not rule out Rights activist lawsuit will be launched on more existing allegedly infringing products in the domestic market.
Previously, the Sidewei company yet to make a public response to the lawsuit.However, according to set micro-network understanding, at present, Sideway is actively preparing for the fight.The domestic CMOS industry's patent rights war is about to officially started.
Defend the market position, Howe Nighthawk Nyxel struck
Public information shows that Howe technology currently has about 4,000 patented technologies in the digital imaging solution development direction of the technical strength and industry leadership no doubt.In this year in October, Howe Technology released called the Nighthawk Nyxel ™ new infrared technology , The technology successfully uses the new silicon semiconductor architecture and process to solve the current image sensor near infrared detection challenges facing the revolutionary.
Previously, traditional near-infrared detection methods were far behind the high sensitivity required for automotive and security camera applications, as well as newer mobile devices and high-performance needs with embedded machine vision applications, according to Howe Technology experts, Nighthawk Nyxel ™ The quantum efficiency at 850 nm is three times higher than conventional products, up to 60%, up to five times higher at 940 nm, up to 40%, and the quantum efficiency of monochromatic light in the visible range is improved.
In addition, it can capture higher resolution images at night without the need for a lot of power LED lights, in the same near-infrared light to make the image clearer and detect farther the imaging area.This technology has been introduced, It has aroused strong interest and interest from original equipment manufacturers.
According to Howe official website information, OmniVision founder Shaw Hong has served as chairman of the board of the company honorary chairman, and concurrently chairman of the OmniVision Strategic Development Committee; OmniVision co-founding Dr. Chen Datong, chairman of the board of directors of the company; after Dr. Datong short Haworth CEO on behalf of the CEO, the end of September, Howe company officially appointed Mr. Yu Renrong as the general manager of Beijing Howe and CEO, overall responsibility for the company's day-to-day operations management.
As we all know, in addition to co-founder of Haworth, Dr. Chen Datong is also the founder of Communication Technologies, a founding partner of Huashan Capital, while the new CEO Yu Renrong is the domestic semiconductor distribution and design leading listed company Weil shares controlled people.
In response, the industry analyst explained that the new management team combined with capital appeal, deep technical background, industry influence and market awareness in China will undoubtedly have a tremendous impact on the follow-up to China's CIS industry. The continuous filing of patent rights litigation and the release of new technologies appear to be a strong signal that the industry is willing to release new high-level and efficient operations. In the golden age of China's semiconductor industry, Howe Technology is imperative to stabilize its market position.