Semiconductors

At the Core of Modern Innovation

The semiconductor industry has brought spectacular advances in information management and analysis in the past 30 years. There is no other modern industry so integrally entwined in our day-to-day interactions with each other and the machines around us. Mintz knows the sector as well as any law firm, and we help companies such as AMD achieve their business goals every day.

Awards

U.S. News and Best Lawyers®

Nationally ranked, Technology Law, "Best Law Firms"

Legal 500 United States

M&A and VC & Emerging Companies

Ocean Tomo

Named among Top 20 Firms producing the Highest Quality Patents nationally

Chambers USA

Practice Chair Ranked, Corporate/M&A: Capital Markets

IAM Patent 1000

Multiple patent litigators recognized (2015 ‒ 2020)

BTI Power Rankings

Firm ranked among top 16 law firms with the strongest client relationships in the high tech industry

Our Experience

Licensing Revenue Success for AST in Multi-Prong Program

Mintz helped patent licensing company Advanced Silicon Technologies (AST) monetize 3D video graphics processing and intelligent memory control patents. Mintz asserted four patents for AST against manufacturers in the International Trade Commission (ITC), district court, and European venues.

ITC Issues LEOs and C&D Letters, Excluding Smart TVs from the US

Mintz represents Advanced Micro Devices in enforcing its patent rights related to novel architectures for GPU circuitry. The ITC handed down a decision that VIZIO, MediaTek and Sigma Designs violated Section 337 of the Tariff Act and recommended certain products be excluded from import to the US.

Our Approach

We help innovators in the semiconductor industry maximize the value of their patent portfolios. Our technology backgrounds and history working in the industry enable us to identify valuable assets and develop a market for these clients. Mintz also handles all of the traditional legal and regulatory challenges faced by semiconductor manufacturers.

Semiconductors are the driving force behind nearly all recent high tech advances. But the companies that produce them are, at their core, manufacturers and face the broad challenges all manufacturers do. We help with intellectual property, litigation, real estate, environmental, antitrust, and regulatory challenges. And we can help with contracts along the semiconductor supply chain, from raw materials through packaging and distribution.

Sector Depth

Integrated devices
Automotive
Robotics
Artificial intelligence
Telecommunications
Big data
Energy optimization
Internet of Things

Comprehensive Services

Private and public finance
Technology transactions
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate compliance
Patent Prosecution
Patent Portfolio Strategy
Patent monetization
Import/Export counseling

What Our Clients Are Saying

They understand the business issues at stake and take into account their client's commercial sensitivities when dealing with difficult cases. They are easy to recommend.

Client in IAM 1000

Meet Mintz

Our attorneys work with semiconductor companies to advance their business goals — collaborating to help them resolve their intellectual property, litigation, real estate, environmental, antitrust, and regulatory challenges.