In addition to Samsung, two other chip makers, Qualcomm and GlobalFoundries, were found to have infringed this patented technology, but the two companies were not told to pay any damages to the Korea Institute of Technology.
It is reported that the Korean Institute of Technology has initiated a lawsuit accusing Samsung of infringing its patented technology related to its fin transistor technology (FinFET) process technology. Samsung initially dismissed the study of the Korean Institute of Technology and thought that the technology was only a current technology. However, when its rival, Intel Corporation, began licensing the inventor of the technology, the game of strength surrounding Samsung’s infringement has changed. With the shrinking of chip product processing, fin transistor technology can improve chip performance. Reduce chip power consumption.
Samsung, the world's largest chip maker, said to the jury that it had developed this technology in cooperation with the Korea Institute of Technology and denied that it infringed on the relevant patented technology. Samsung also questioned the validity of this patent.
Samsung’s infringement was ruled to be 'deliberately' or 'intentional', which meant that the judge could increase the amount of compensation Samsung had to pay to the jury’s three times.
This technology is considered to be the key to the production of smart phone processors. GlobalFoundries and Samsung use this technology to manufacture chips. As the largest handset chip maker, Qualcomm is a customer of the two companies. The joint defense.
The incident marked a clash between South Korea's top research-based science and engineering organization, the Korea Institute of Technology, and Samsung, the country’s economically vital company. Both lawyers declined to comment on the verdict.