Bell Semiconductor, LLC v. Analog Devices, Inc.
Infringement action filed 11 Oct 2022 in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and closed 31 Jan 2023, with US7396760B2 asserted. Recorded basis of termination: case dismissed.
Case record
- Patent involved
- US7396760B2
- Application no.
- US10/991107
- Case no.
- 1:22-cv-11718
- Verdict cause
- Infringement action
- Court
- D. Mass.
- Court level
- District Court
- Case region
- Massachusetts
- Chief judge
- F. Dennis Saylor IV
- Trial level
- First instance
- Filed – Closed
- 11 Oct 2022 – 31 Jan 2023
- Duration
- 112 days
- Basis of termination
- Case Dismissed
- Products & marks
- Method and system for reducing inter-layer capacitance in integrated circuits
- Validity challenges
- None recorded
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Method and system for reducing inter-layer capacitance in integrated circuits
The present invention is directed to a method and system of intelligent dummy filling placement to reduce inter-layer capacitance caused by overlaps of dummy filling area on successive layers. The method and system treats each consecutive pair of layers together so as to minimize dummy filling overlaps between each layer. In particular, dummy fill features on each layer may be placed in a checkerboard pattern to avoid overlaps. As such, the present invention may eliminate large overlap area of the dummy patterns on consecutive layers by utilizing intelligent dummy filling placement.
- Legal status
- Inactive
- Granted
- 8 Jul 2008
- Est. expiry
- 10 Dec 2025
- Validity challenges
- None recorded
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- TARAVADE, KUNAL N. · CALLAN, NEAL · FILSETH, PAUL G.
- Classification
- H01L21/4763
- Prosecution counsel
- MENDELSOHN DUNLEAVY, P.C.
- Examiner
- PICARDAT, KEVIN M
Parties of record
Bell Semiconductor, LLC
- Core tech
- H01L21/4763
- Counsel
- Christopher Reed Clayton · Paul Richter · William F. McGonigle III
- Firm
- Arrowood LLP, Devlin Law Firm LLC
Analog Devices, Inc.
- Core tech
- Not recorded
- Counsel
- Brendan S. Cox · Marc Charles Laredo
- Firm
- Laredo & Smith LLP
Counsel of record
| Attorney | For | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Reed Clayton | Bell Semiconductor, LLC | Plaintiff |
| Paul Richter | Bell Semiconductor, LLC | Plaintiff |
| William F. McGonigle III | Bell Semiconductor, LLC | Plaintiff |
| Brendan S. Cox | Analog Devices, Inc. | Defendant |
| Marc Charles Laredo | Analog Devices, Inc. | Defendant |
Basis of termination
From the record · verbatim“Order Dismissing Case”
Case 1:22-cv-11718 · D. Mass. · closed 31 January 2023
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What is case 1:22-cv-11718?
1:22-cv-11718 is a patent infringement action brought by Bell Semiconductor, LLC against Analog Devices, Inc., filed on 11 Oct 2022 in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The case closed on 31 January 2023.
Which patent was asserted in 1:22-cv-11718?
US7396760B2 (“Method and system for reducing inter-layer capacitance in integrated circuits”), assigned to BELL SEMICONDUCTOR, LLC, currently inactive. The record also lists Method and system for reducing inter-layer capacitance in integrated circuits.
How was case 1:22-cv-11718 terminated?
The recorded basis of termination is case dismissed. The termination text reads: “Order Dismissing Case”
How long did case 1:22-cv-11718 take?
112 calendar days, from filing on 11 Oct 2022 to closure on 31 January 2023.
Who were the attorneys and the judge in 1:22-cv-11718?
Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV presided. Christopher Reed Clayton, Paul Richter and William F. McGonigle III are recorded as counsel for plaintiff Bell Semiconductor. Brendan S. Cox and Marc Charles Laredo appear for defendant Analog Devices.
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