FREMONT, Calif., October 1, 2009 — Volterra Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: VLTR), a leading provider of high-performance analog and mixed-signal power management semiconductors, today announced that at a September 30, 2009 hearing, the U.S. District Court granted Volterra’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Infineon Technologies AG, Infineon Technologies North America Corporation and Primarion Inc. (Infineon/Primarion) in a patent infringement lawsuit.
“We are very pleased that the Court granted our motion for a preliminary injunction against Infineon/Primarion,” said Jeff Staszak, Volterra’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We believe this ruling signals the likelihood of success on the merits of our case against Infineon/Primarion, and validates the strength of our intellectual property position. We will continue to aggressively protect our patent and other intellectual property rights.”
About the Case
Volterra filed a lawsuit against Infineon/Primarion in November 2008 claiming, among other things, that Infineon/Primarion’s PX4640 and PX4650 integrated power products infringe certain Volterra patents. In December 2008, Infineon/Primarion filed certain counterclaims in response to the lawsuit. In July 2009, Volterra filed a motion for preliminary injunction, seeking to stop Infineon/Primarion from marketing or selling these products, on the grounds that they infringe Volterra patents.
The specific terms of the injunction and the Court’s reasoning for its ruling will be provided in a more detailed Court order which is expected to soon be issued.
In addition to the motion for preliminary injunction, Volterra had also filed a motion for partial summary judgment for infringement. Although the Court did not grant this motion at this time, Volterra will have the ability to pursue this motion again at a future date.
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Volterra 10K
Customer concentration and trends: "In 2008, IBM, Metatech, and Sabre each accounted for over 10% of our net revenue, and collectively accounted for 71% of our net revenue. In 2007, IBM, Metatech, Sabre and EIL each accounted for more than 10% of our net revenue, and collectively accounted for 81% of our net revenue. In 2006, IBM, Metatech and Sabre each accounted for more than 10% of our net revenue, and collectively accounted for 65% of our net revenue."
Revenue by end market: "In 2008, we estimate that 60% of our net revenue was derived from sales in the server and storage market, 11% from the networking and communications market, 20% from the desktop and workstation market; and 9% from the consumer and portable market."
Employees: "As of December 31, 2008, we had 182 full-time employees. There were 94 employees in research and development, 40 in sales, marketing and field services, 24 in general, administrative and finance and 24 in operations support."
Wafer foundry: "We are a fabless semiconductor company and as such, we rely on third-party semiconductor manufacturers, or foundries, such as Chartered Semiconductor Corporation and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation."
Assembly and test: "We rely on third-party subcontractors, such as Amkor Technology, STATS ChipPAC Ltd., Carsem, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering and UTAC, to assemble and test our products."
Legal actions: "In November 2008, we filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court in the Northern District of California against Primarion, Inc., Infineon Technologies AG and Infineon Technologies North America Corporation (the “Defendants”), Case No. CV 085029, for infringement of Volterra’s U.S. patent numbers 6,278,264, 6,462,522, 6,713,823, 6,020,729 and 6,225,795, which seeks declaratory relief, an injunction, unspecified damages, and attorneys’ fees against the Defendants............."
Revenue by end market: "In 2008, we estimate that 60% of our net revenue was derived from sales in the server and storage market, 11% from the networking and communications market, 20% from the desktop and workstation market; and 9% from the consumer and portable market."
Employees: "As of December 31, 2008, we had 182 full-time employees. There were 94 employees in research and development, 40 in sales, marketing and field services, 24 in general, administrative and finance and 24 in operations support."
Wafer foundry: "We are a fabless semiconductor company and as such, we rely on third-party semiconductor manufacturers, or foundries, such as Chartered Semiconductor Corporation and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation."
Assembly and test: "We rely on third-party subcontractors, such as Amkor Technology, STATS ChipPAC Ltd., Carsem, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering and UTAC, to assemble and test our products."
Legal actions: "In November 2008, we filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court in the Northern District of California against Primarion, Inc., Infineon Technologies AG and Infineon Technologies North America Corporation (the “Defendants”), Case No. CV 085029, for infringement of Volterra’s U.S. patent numbers 6,278,264, 6,462,522, 6,713,823, 6,020,729 and 6,225,795, which seeks declaratory relief, an injunction, unspecified damages, and attorneys’ fees against the Defendants............."
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