Legal Opinion

Brooktree Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

District Court, S.D. California

Decided December 21, 1990No. Civ. 88-1750-E (CM)PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER

ENRIGHT, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Brooktree is a California corporation in the business of designing, manufacturing, and selling semiconductor chip products used in computer graphic displays. AMD is a competitor and is one of the five largest manufacturers of chip products in the United States, with sales almost 30 times that of Brooktree.

This action was originally brought by Brooktree Corporation (Brooktree) against Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) for mask work infringement. A bifurcated jury trial began on August 7, 1990, and ended on October 1, 1990. The…

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