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ITC Considers Section Import Ban on Semiconductors From Broadcom, Other Companies

The International Trade Commission seeks comment by Aug. 7 on a potential limited exclusion order banning imports of semiconductors made by Broadcom, and set-top boxes and network devices from other companies that include the allegedly infringing semiconductors, it said in…

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Friday's Federal Register. The exclusion order, recently recommended by an ITC administrative law judge, would ban imports of devices by Broadcom, Arista Networks, Arris, Asus, Comcast, HTC, Netgear and Technicolor. Those companies didn't comment. The ALJ also recommended cease and desist orders against the same companies. The ITC began the underlying Tariff Act Section 337 investigation in June 2016 (see 1606240037).