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Samsung Electronics Sued by Nanoco for Patent Infringement and it starts on January 6 in the US
On Tuesday, Nanoco Group PLC announced that the US trial for Samsung Electronics Co’s patent infringement would start at the beginning of January 2023.
It is not uncommon for companies to sue each other for alleged patent infringement. In a patent infringement lawsuit, a company that holds a patent for an invention claims that another company is making, using, selling, or importing a product or process that infringes on its patent. If the court finds that the alleged infringer has indeed infringed on the patent, they may be ordered to stop the infringing activity and pay damages to the patent holder.
If Nanoco has sued Samsung Electronics for patent infringement, Nanoco may believe that Samsung is using a patented technology or process without permission. The case’s specifics would need to be examined to determine the allegations and the lawsuit’s legal basis. The case could be resolved through negotiations or a settlement agreement rather than going to trial.
Samsung is accused of violating the Manchester-based manufacturer of quantum dots’ exclusive synthesis and resin capabilities. Samsung QLED televisions employ quantum dot technology. A Quantum light-emitting diode is known as QLED. Additionally, Nanoco is bringing legal action against the South Korean electronics behemoth in Germany and China.
For the start of its trial against Samsung in the Eastern District of Texas, the group claimed to have a “solid” date of January 6. In that case, it means that the parties have likely gone through the pre-trial process and are ready to present their cases to a judge or jury. The purpose of a trial is for the parties to present evidence and arguments to support their positions and for the judge or jury to decide on the case’s outcome.
- In Texas, Nanoco first sued Samsung for patent infringement in February 2020.
- The US Patent Trial & Appeal Board found in favour of Nanoco’s patent claims against Samsung in a separate judicial proceeding in May.
- Samsung filed an appeal last month contesting the Patent Trial & Appeal Board’s conclusions. Nanoco anticipates the appeals’ final result during the third quarter of 2023.
- The organic business and the litigation, according to Nanoco, are both potential sources of considerable shareholder value that might have a seismic impact on company prospects. Nanoco expressed this confidence on Tuesday.
- The financial performance of Nanoco for the first four months of its fiscal year that ended on July 31 was “comfortably in line with” its forecasts, the company added in a trade update on Tuesday.
Samsung announced its plan in the expansion of its plan to re-imagine mobile device security for business customers in collaboration with IBM.
The Korean brand ‘Samsung’ and IBM are partnering to enhance mobile security for businesses. Samsung Knox data integrated with IBM’s QRadar security system offers security teams a central view of mobile threats across the organization. Security analysts can identify and respond to smartphone threats quickly.
It seems that this new partnership runs more securely and without compromising user privacy. Increasingly, organizations’ IT and security teams are seeking to adopt a zero-trust framework. Samsung Knox offers SOCs with differentiated capabilities to ensure centralized visibility into mobile devices and their vulnerabilities and access to on-device danger detection to alert security observers early in the attack chain.
Typically, security struggles with random data from different gadgets, making danger detection and response difficult. Samsung and IBM are collaborating to merge Samsung Knox with IBM’s QRadar security system, which will surely enhance and add an extra layer of security. Security teams have the power to see threats across all Galaxy devices in one place. This new collaboration will enhance visibility and help organizations prevent security issues before they happen.
The Senior Vice President and General Manager of Mobile B2B, Samsung Electronics America, Brad Haczynski, stated that “Samsung Knox has been consistently recognized as the industry’s leading mobile device security platform* due to our comprehensive approach to protecting devices at the hardware and software levels. Working with IBM, we are excited to extend the power of the platform to SOCs to address the increasingly complex threats organizations are facing today.”
The Korean brand ‘Samsung’ is continuously working on its next HBM iteration and is now looking forward to a two-track approach for its high-bandwidth memory (HBM).
Samsung recently formed the HDM development team, which already moved into a permanent office from a task force in March and is now aiming to develop HBM4. On the other hand, HBM3E is being addressed by Samsung’s existing DRAM design team and is also expected to go into mass production soon.
HBM4 is the sixth-generation iteration of the memory chip, which is in high demand because it is being coupled with AI chips. LeeJung-base, Samsung’s head of its Memory Business, is guiding the HBM development crew. The brand is strengthening the team by reshuffling key staff. For HBM4, Samsung is gearing up to offer samples to customers next year and begin mass production in 2026.
Apart from this, the opponent, SK Hynix, stated that it has also decided to start mass production of an A12-stack HBM4 by the end of 2025. This points out the possibility of Samsung starting its production as soon as possible. The Korean giant disassembled its HBM development team in 2019, which gave SK Hynix an opening to take a huge share of the market through HBM3.
If the reports are to be believed, the brand is convinced it can retake the leadership spot through HBM4 and believes it can make it better than its rival. Plus, the giant thinks it’s a way of making HBM, thermal compression non-conductive film (TC-NCF), from its warpage-resistant qualities, which will permit it to produce HBM with higher stacks as compared to SK Hynix.
Another advanced technology Samsung believes it has is the Samsung Foundry. Starting with HBM4, the logic die on the bottommost layer of the HBM is expected to be made with foundry processes. Rival SK Hynix is planning to partner with TSMC for this.
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Samsung Introduces Australian-Inspired Map in Fortnite Creative & Clash of Commuters Competition
Samsung Electronics Australia introduced the “Clash of Commuters” to enhance the gaming experience, as it will deliver a Fortnite Creative experience.
It is a uniquely Australian map themed around public transport, featuring classic elements such as the Sydney train and even the Bin Chicken. The metrics say that almost 44% of Australian gamers play games while commuting. The latest “Clash of Commuters” permits them to play a Fortnite Creative map themed around public transport and efficiently defend the very place they game during commutes.
Taking Australian public transport as inspiration, Samsung Australia introduced a Fortnite Creative map. It serves the famous trend of Aussies gaming during commutes. The deal is that from May 2 to May 30,, players have the golden chance to win Samsung swag IRL by participating in the Clash of Commuters competition.
Gamers just need to defend an Aussie public bus across five checkpoints as it meanders through a dystopian Australian commute, complete with bin chickens and more. The players can also get bonus points if they find hidden Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra phones scattered around the map.
The aim behind mentioning the Galaxy S24 Ultra is just to highlight its power-efficient chipset and graphics as ideal for gamers such as Clash of Commuters. The player who completes all five rounds of the Clash of Commuters campaign in the shortest time will get a Samsung gaming pack worth more than $8,000, including a 55-inch OLED TV, Odyssey OLED G9 Monitor, Galaxy S24 Ultra, and Galaxy Buds 2 Pro.
The recent research conducted by Samsung Electronics Australia highlights that smartphones are the most famous gaming device in Australia, with 26% of gamers choosing smartphones over consoles, 24% choosing desktops and laptops, and the rest of the others are 3%. 55% of Australian gamers appear to use gaming as a way to relax, with a third particularly using it to de-stress.
In Melbourne and Sydney, Samsung will be bringing the Clash of Commuters map to the Galaxy S24 Ultra at interactive pop-up activations. Players and passersby will be able to explore a post-apocalyptic public transport world and play the new map at Sydney’s Parramatta Square from Saturday 4 May to Wednesday 8 May, ahead of the activation heading over to Melbourne’s Southern Cross station from Saturday 11 May through Wednesday 15 May.