Volterra Announces Favorable Rulings: Court Determines That Infineon Infringed Volterra Patents, Jury Unanimously Upholds Validity of Volterra Patents

Volterra Semiconductor Corporation

today announced recent favorable rulings in its patent infringement lawsuit against Infineon Technologies AG and its subsidiaries Infineon Technologies N.A. and Primarion, Inc. On May 23, 2011, the United States District Court granted pre-verdict motions for judgment as a matter of law in favor of Volterra and dismissed all remaining claims of invalidity as to Volterra's U.S. Patent No. 6,278,264 and several of the asserted claims of Volterra's U.S. Patent No. 6,462,522. Defendants' remaining claims of invalidity as to Volterra's '522 patent were then submitted to the jury.