mask aligner giant ASML said that Oriental Crystal Source may infringe. How do Chinese companies respond to this? Let's discuss this problem below, hoping that these contents can help friends in need.
ASML, the boss of mask aligner, the Netherlands, claimed that the China company DongFangJingYuanElectron (DFJY) had actively marketed products that couldpotentially infringe the company's patent rights in China.
ASML also claimed that China Oriental Crystal Source had a relationship with XTAL, an American company that had already closed down, and the latter was judged by a US court to infringe ASML's patent right in 219. ASML said that customers have been told that they don't need to help China Oriental Crystal Source to engage in such potential tort liability. ASML also revealed that the company has informed the supervisory authority in China about the information, closely monitored the situation, and intends to take legal action at an appropriate opportunity.
regarding this matter, the staff of China Oriental Crystal Source said that it was not convenient to reply to this matter temporarily. According to ASML China, this matter is related to XTAL's previous infringement cases, and it is a normal announcement in the annual report. ASML has paid close attention to the dynamics of China Oriental Crystal Source, and has not prepared to take legal and regulatory measures in advance at this stage, but if there is conclusive evidence, the company will resort to law.
according to the official website of China Oriental Jingyuan, the full name of the company is China Oriental Jingyuan Microelectronics Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., which was founded in 214. Its head office is located in Yizhuang Economic and Technological Development Zone in Beijing, and it is a company dedicated to the management method of qualified rate of integrated circuits.
according to the actual business process, the key equipment of China Oriental Crystal Source are nano-ion beam vision inspection weapon equipment (EBI) and important specification measurement weapon equipment (CD-SEM), measuring and calculating photoetching products (OPC), its electro-optical design scheme and manufacturing intelligent qualified rate optimization platform (HPOTM).
China Oriental Jingyuan Company said on its official website that its products are independently researched and developed, and they are in the leading position in China, which can reasonably handle several difficult problems in China's integrated circuit industry chain. The company also mentioned that China Oriental Crystal has been persistently leading the development trend since its establishment, and has applied for 145 patent inventions, authorized 49 patent inventions, 14 mobile phone software copyrights and 15 trademark registrations all over the world.
In September, 221, China Oriental Jingyuan announced that the company had launched a new round of equity pledge financing of several hundred million yuan. This round of equity financing was led by Sailing Capital and Shenzhen Venture Capital, and many famous venture capital institutions cooperated with the project investment. "This equity financing will help China Oriental Jingyuan to accelerate the product development process of key products such as ion beam inspection and photoetching system software before integrated circuits, and accelerate the overall rational layout in the integrated circuit qualification rate management method industry."
the financial report released by ASML shows that the company's operating income in 221 was 18.6 billion euros (equivalent to RMB1339 billion), up 33% year-on-year; The net profit was Euro5.9 billion (equivalent to RMB425 billion), up 66% year-on-year; The gross profit margin was 53%, an increase of 4 points over the same period of last year. In 221, the company delivered 39 mask aligner, 51 more than in 22; Among them, there are 42 extreme ultraviolet mask aligner, 11 more than in 22.