Certain Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) Devices, Products Containing the Same, and Components Thereof (III); Inv. No. 337-TA-1523

The ITC instituted Investigation No. 337-TA-1523 based on Netlist, Inc.'s complaint alleging Section 337 violations through importation and sale of certain DDR5 DRAM DIMM devices, products containing them, and components thereof. Named respondents include Micron Technology, Micron Semiconductor Products, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Lenovo Group, Lenovo (United States), and Super Micro Computer. This investigation targets DDR5 memory technology used in servers, computing systems, and storage systems, implicating major semiconductor, enterprise server, and data-center supply chains. Potential limited exclusion and cease-and-desist orders could affect U.S. imports and sales of accused DRAM modules and downstream systems incorporating them. Asserted patents are U.S. Patent Nos. 10,025,731, 10,217,523, 12,373,366, and 12,675,407, with specified claims of each placed at issue. The accused products are defined as certain DRAM devices, specifically DDR5 generation DIMMs, products containing the same such as servers, computing systems, and storage systems, and components thereof. The Commission directed the ALJ to develop a record on public interest and emphasized domestic industry issues, including reliance on third-party expenditures and expenditures outside the United States.