Analog Devices, Inc. v. Michalski

CALABRIA, Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the plaintiffs appeal of the trial court’s order denying the issuance of a preliminary injunction. Analog Devices, Inc. (“Analog”) and Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (“Maxim”) are corporations that compete to produce various types of integrated circuits including analog-to-digital converters (“ADCs”). ADCs are used to convert real world signals such as voice, sound, or light signals into digital representations that can be used by computers, cell phone systems, and other electronic equipment for processing or storage. The primary…