The Bush administration upheld an import ban Monday on phones that contain Qualcomm Inc. chips, further threatening the introduction of new handsets. U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab said she was sticking to a long practice of declining to overrule the U.S. International Trade Commission unless conditions were "extraordinary." The executive branch has overruled the ITC only five times, most recently in 1987.
In June, the ITC banned imports of new, high-end phones that contain Qualcomm chips, raising doubts about the introduction of some models from carriers including Sprint Nextel Corp. and manufacturers like LG Electronics Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. The ITC ruling came in patent dispute between Qualcomm and rival chipmaker Broadcom Corp. The ITC found that Qualcomm infringed on a patent that protected Broadcom's technology to conserve battery power.
News source: SiliconValley.com
In June, the ITC banned imports of new, high-end phones that contain Qualcomm chips, raising doubts about the introduction of some models from carriers including Sprint Nextel Corp. and manufacturers like LG Electronics Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. The ITC ruling came in patent dispute between Qualcomm and rival chipmaker Broadcom Corp. The ITC found that Qualcomm infringed on a patent that protected Broadcom's technology to conserve battery power.
News source: SiliconValley.com
Last edited by neufuse on 07 Aug 2007 - 17:06
IMO, that' stupid as hell. I remember in electronics class at school before cell phones were around where the teacher used capacitors to preserve battery life. Maybe Broadcom should be sued for infringing on it as well.
I think most of these patents are bogus BS.
Last edited by MrCobra on 07 Aug 2007 - 16:39
Nothing.
Money talks.
In fact, the WWAN chip in my laptop was made by Qualcomm.
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