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Jury rules for Broadcom in patent case against Qualcomm


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Courtesy of EE Times

WASHINGTON — A unanimous federal jury ruled in favor of Broadcom Corp. Tuesday (May 29), finding that wireless chip rival Qualcomm Inc.'s baseband chips and software infringed three Broadcom patents.

The jury awarded Broadcom $19.64 million in damages adter finding that Qualcomm's had infringed the patents.

The patents cover simultaneous use of a single transceiver on two networks, a chip architecture for performing video processing and technology that allows phones to use either fixed or variable bandwidth networks.

Broadcom said it would next seek a permanent injunction barring Qualcomm from using the three patents.

The verdict follows a 13-day trial in the long-running patent battle between the wireless chip rivals. The U.S. International Trade Commission is expected to announce a remedy by June 7 on its earlier finding that Qualcomm's 3G baseband chips infringed a Broadcom patent on power-saving technology.



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