Samsung Hit with $117M Fine over Patent Infringement

Samsung hit with $117M fine over patent infringement

Samsung found itself under a patent infringement case filed with the U.S. District Court in Texarkana, Texas. The court reached an early verdict and ordered Samsung to pay out $117.7 million in damages. The plaintiff? Maxell (formerly Hitachi Maxell), whose patents related to Galaxy smartphone and tablet unlocking tech, data management and smart home platforms were violated. The current case was initially filed back in September 2023 when Maxell…

Samsung Faces Big Penalty for Violating Key Unlocking Patents

In case it wasn’t obvious, not all the features you find on your Samsung phone are made or invented 100% by Samsung. Like with many companies, Samsung licenses various patents to create its products. Unfortunately, it looks like Samsung might have violated some of them. A US court has ruled that Samsung has infringed upon smart home and smartphone patents and is now required to pay $117.7 million in damages to Japanese company, Maxwell. Samsung …

Samsung faces pressure to break off foundry arm

Samsung Electronics is again being urged to spin off its struggling foundry business, as losses mount and questions surface around the independence of the group’s contract manufacturing arm, The Korea Herald reported. The newspaper wrote the dual role selling chips it designs and produces and taking contract work from potentially the same customers “has raised concerns over possible technology leakage and inherent conflicts of interest for years…