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Featured image of the article Murata’s Patent Litigation Against Maxscend: Interpreting the TF-SAW Battle from Shanghai, Seoul, to Munich.

Murata’s Patent Litigation Against Maxscend: Interpreting the TF-SAW Battle from Shanghai, Seoul, to Munich

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SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France, January 5, 2025 │ The patent litigation initiated by Murata Manufacturing against Maxscend Microelectronics in 2025 is not a routine infringement dispute limited to a single jurisdiction or isolated invention. Instead, it represents a structurally significant confrontation over thin-film surface acoustic wave (TF-SAW) technology, spanning China, South Korea, and Germany, and touching[…]

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Skyworks and Qorvo Merge: Building a Global RF Front-End IP Powerhouse

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SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France, November 03, 2025 │ Skyworks Solutions, Inc. and Qorvo, Inc. announced on October 28, 2025, a definitive agreement to merge in an all-cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $22 billion, creating a new U.S.-based leader in high-performance RF and mixed-signal solutions. The combined company is expected to generate about $7.7 billion[…]

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Mapping the Global Patent Landscape of 4D Imaging Radar in Autonomous Driving

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SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – Juin 12, 2025 │ Autonomous driving is no longer just a matter of adding more sensors. It now demands systems that can truly interpret and respond to their environment. Imaging radar has emerged as one of the core technologies enabling this transition. Unlike conventional millimeter-wave radar, imaging radar is not simply[…]

Smart Surfaces, Strategic Stakes: IP Battle for RIS in RF

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SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – April 14, 2025 │ Subtle yet transformative, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) are quietly rewriting the rules of radio frequency (RF) communication. As we stand at the threshold of the 6G era, RIS is no longer just a promising concept in academic papers, it has become an intellectual property (IP) battleground where[…]