Kioxia faces a rare $229 million jury verdict — one patent claim, no final judgment yet
TL;DR
A jury awarded $229,025,021 against Kioxia on one patent claim; no final judgment has been entered.
A federal jury in Waco, Texas found on July 16 that Kioxia infringed one NAND flash-memory patent claim and set damages at exactly $229,025,021. Viasat said the error-correction technology reduces power use and improves reliability and longevity. Kioxia denied infringement and argued that the patent was invalid.
The verdict addresses one patent claim asserted by Viasat in this case. It does not find that all Kioxia semiconductor products or multiple patents were infringed. The jury's number is also not a final judgment entered by the court; the judge can still consider post-trial motions, and either side can later appeal.
Viasat said the technology grew from error-correction work for satellite systems. Reuters reported that its similar case against Western Digital remains pending. Neither Kioxia nor Viasat immediately responded to media requests for comment on the verdict.
Kioxia NAND is used in SSDs, cloud servers and data centers. The award is not a regulatory fine or a payment and revenue adjustment already confirmed by Kioxia. As of July 17, the public milestone remains a jury verdict for $229,025,021, not final judgment.
via TrendForce / Reuters / Law360
The verdict addresses one patent claim asserted by Viasat in this case. It does not find that all Kioxia semiconductor products or multiple patents were infringed. The jury's number is also not a final judgment entered by the court; the judge can still consider post-trial motions, and either side can later appeal.
Viasat said the technology grew from error-correction work for satellite systems. Reuters reported that its similar case against Western Digital remains pending. Neither Kioxia nor Viasat immediately responded to media requests for comment on the verdict.
Kioxia NAND is used in SSDs, cloud servers and data centers. The award is not a regulatory fine or a payment and revenue adjustment already confirmed by Kioxia. As of July 17, the public milestone remains a jury verdict for $229,025,021, not final judgment.
via TrendForce / Reuters / Law360
