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Micrel Semiconductor Announces Micrel Semiconductor's Invalidated Patent Infringement Claim

Micrel Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) recently announced that the patent infringement claim by Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) has been invalidated. Linear Technology claimed that Micrel had infringed on US Patent Number 4,755,741 which covers design techniques used to increase the efficiency of switching (voltage) regulators.Linear brought the patent infringement suit against Micrel in May 1994. The court found the patent to be invalid. Micrel said the decision frees it to move forward with new proprietary devices with additional features and benefits to ensure OEMs of maximum battery life.

Linear Technology Corp. , Micrel Semiconductor Inc.
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