Avago and TriQuint bury the hatchet on BAW filters
Avago Technologies, a supplier of analogue interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, and RF solutions supplier TriQuint Semiconductors have agreed to settle all claims between the companies concerning intellectual property for bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filters. The two parties have entered into patent cross licenses and have agreed to dismiss all related litigation. The specific terms of the settlement and the resulting licensing agreement are confidential. "We are pleased to have reached an amicable resolution with TriQuint," says Hock Tan, President and CEO of Avago Technologies Limited. "We are happy to have successfully put this litigation behind us," adds Ralph Quinsey, CEO of TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
