CRYSTAL SEMICONDUCTOR v. TRITECH MICROELECTRONICS

Nos. 99-1558, 99-1559 and 00-1006.

246 F.3d 1336 (2001)

CRYSTAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRITECH MICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. and TriTech Microelectronics International PTE Ltd., Defendants-Cross Appellants, and OPTi, Inc., Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided March 7, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne M. Harding, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP, of Austin, Texas, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were Kevin S. Kudlac, and Steven J. Pollinger. Of counsel on the brief was J.P. Violette, Crystal Semiconductor Corporation, of Austin, Texas.

Daniel Joseph, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., of Washington, DC, argued for defendants-cross appellants. With him on the brief were C. Fairley Spillman; and Michael Rocco Cannatti, of Austin, Texas. Of counsel was Gary W. Hamilton, Akin, Gump, Strauss Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., of Austin, Texas. Also of counsel was Michael A. Piazza, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., of Dallas, Texas.

Before MAYER, Chief Judge, CLEVENGER, and RADER, Circuit Judge.


RADER, Circuit Judge.

On a motion for partial summary judgment, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas determined that OPTi Inc.'s (OPTi's) and TriTech Microelectronics International, Inc.'s (TriTech's) accused devices literally infringe Crystal Semiconductor Corporation's (Crystal's) U.S. Patent Nos. 4,746,899 ('899 patent) and 5,220,483 ('483 patent). See Crystal Semiconductor Corp. v. OPTi, Inc., No. A 97-CA-026 SS (W.D.Tex. Apr...

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