The law on reverse engineering

Article Abstract:

Patent infringement in the semiconductor industry is clearly defined in the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984. The law states it is legal to reverse engineer all or part of a chip for the purpose of analysis, however to copy that design is illegal. In the fall of 1992, the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC upheld a verdict that Advanced Micro Devices Inc is guilty of the illegal copying of Brooktree Corp Ramdac chips; Brooktree was awarded $25 million. Uncertainty in the case revolves around where reverse engineering ends and copying begins. According to the law, the new product must have some degree of innovation and must not be substantially identical to the original chip. There must also be a substantial paper trail that demonstrates how the product was designed and proves a considerable amount of time was devoted toward the design of the new product.

Computer storage devices, Semiconductor industry, Cases, Integrated circuits, Laws, regulations and rules, Integrated circuit fabrication, Intellectual property, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD, Reverse engineering, Legal Issues, Patent, Brooktree Corp., BTRE

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Let there be (a new kind of) light

Article Abstract:

The effect of the invention of organic light emitting diodes on the trends of bulb production is described.

United States, Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Production management, Electric Lighting and Wiring Equipment, Light Emitting Diodes, Economic aspects, Lighting equipment and supplies industry, Lighting equipment industry, Light-emitting diodes, LEDs, Light bulbs, Industry forecasts

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