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US Patent Office denies ST’s petition to invalidate Purdue SiC patent
What happened
The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board denied STMicroelectronics' petition to invalidate Purdue University's US patent 7,498,633 related to silicon carbide (SiC). This maintains the validity of a foundational SiC patent, which could influence the licensing landscape for SiC technology. Neutral: This is a legal milestone with no immediate, direct impact on SiC component supply, pricing, or production capacity.
Impact and signal
Low impactImpact score: 10/100
Affected components and suppliers
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
patentlitigationSiC
Source and time
Source: Semiconductor Today · 6/30/2022 · View original source
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