[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 18651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9843]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-388]


Certain Dynamic Random Access Memory Controllers and Certain 
Multi-layer Integrated Circuits, as Well as Chipsets and Products 
Containing Same; Notice of Commission Determination Not to Review an 
Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation on the Basis of a 
Settlement Agreement

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative 
law judge's (ALJ's) initial determination (ID) (Order No. 13) in the 
above-captioned investigation terminating the investigation on the 
basis of a settlement agreement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark D. Kelly, Esq., Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 202-
205-3106.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 12, 1996, the Commission voted to 
institute this investigation based on a complaint filed by Intel Corp. 
of Santa Clara, California (``Intel''), to determine whether there were 
violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, in the 
importation, sale for importation, or sale within the United States 
after importation of certain dynamic random access memory controllers 
and certain multi-layer integrated circuits, as well as chipsets and 
products containing same, by reason of infringement of claims 1, 2, 5, 
and 7 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,703,320, or claims 1 and 11 of U.S. 
Letters Patent 4,775,550, both owned by Intel. 61 F.R. 31148. The 
complaint named the following parties as respondents: Silicon 
Integrated Systems Corp. of Taiwan and Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. 
(U.S.) (collectively, ``the SiS respondents''), United Microelectronics 
Corporation, Hsinchu, Taiwan (``UMC''), and Integrated Technology 
Express, Santa Clara, CA (``ITE''). On November 7, 1996, the presiding 
ALJ issued an initial determination (ID) (Order No. 5), terminating the 
SiS respondents from the investigation pursuant to agreement and 
removing U.S. Letters Patent 5,703,320 from the scope of the 
investigation. This ID was not reviewed by the Commission and became 
the Commission's final determination on December 3, 1996. See 
Commission Notice issued December 3, 1996.
    On February 6, 1997, Intel and the remaining respondents, UMC and 
ITE, filed a joint motion under 19 C.F.R. Sec. 210.21 to terminate the 
investigation based on a settlement agreement. On March 13, 1997, the 
ALJ granted the joint motion and issued his ID (Order No. 13) 
terminating the investigation on the basis of the settlement agreement. 
The ALJ found that there is no indication that termination of the 
investigations would have an adverse impact on the public interest and 
that termination based on settlement is generally in the public 
interest. No petitions for review were filed.
    This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, 19 U.S.C. Sec. 1337, and Commission rule 210.42, 19 
C.F.R. Sec. 210.42.
    Copies of the public version of the ALJ's ID, and all other 
nonconfidential documents filed in connection with this investigation, 
are or will be available for inspection during official business hours 
(8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, 500 E Street S.W., Washington, D.C. 
20436, telephone 202-205-2000. Hearing-impaired persons are advised 
that information on the matter can be obtained by contacting the 
Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810.

    Issued: April 9, 1997.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-9843 Filed 4-15-97; 8:45 am]
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