Legal Opinion
Acbel Polytech, Inc. v. Fairchild Semiconductor Int'l, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 20, 2019No. Nos. 18-1088; 18-1121PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
We often fail to notice the complex interplay between the numerous components that make up electronic equipment. This is a case about one of these components -- a miniscule microcircuit that serves as a voltage regulator, the KA7805ERTM ("KA7805").
Defendant-Appellee Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation's ("Fairchild US") subsidiaries manufactured the KA7805. Plaintiff-Appellant AcBel Polytech, Inc. ("AcBel") purchased KA7805s from Fairchild's agent and installed them into power supply units ("PSUs") it then sold to EMC Corporation ("EMC"). EMC used the PSUs for its…
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