August 04, 2006
It was announced earlier this week that Silicon Laboratories Inc. and Power-One Inc. have settled their power supply patent dispute. In December 2005, Power-One filed suit against Silicon in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, alleging infringement of two of its patents (U.S. Patent Nos. 6,936,999 ("System and method for controlling output-timing parameters of power converters") and 6,949,916 ("System and method for controlling a point-of-load regulator")). As part of the settlement, Silicon has agreed to join the Z-One™ Digital Power Alliance, where both parties will jointly focus on the development of Z-One compliant products utilizing specific products currently within each party's product respective product lines. In addition, Power-One will offer specific licenses to users of Silicon's Z-One products using the compliant interface, but no licenses are granted specifically to Silicon under this settlement.
U.S. Patent No. 6,936,999: LINK
U.S. Patent No. 6,949,916: LINK
EETimes.com News Article: LINK
Power-One Press Release: LINK
Silicon Laboratories Press Release: LINK
U.S. Patent No. 6,936,999: LINK
U.S. Patent No. 6,949,916: LINK
EETimes.com News Article: LINK
Power-One Press Release: LINK
Silicon Laboratories Press Release: LINK
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