O2Micro has filed a motion for preliminary injunction against Samsung Taiwan in a bid to prohibit the latter from using CCFL driver chips supplied by Bitek. In granting the injunction, the Taipei District Court also revised the deposit from NT$8.7 million to approximately NT$700 million, citing Samsung's account that such injunction would result in a loss of NT$700 million in revenue. Samsung stressed that should the preliminary injunction go into effect after O2Micro provides the deposit, it would also provide NT$700 million as deposit to stay the injunction, requesting O2Micro to file suit within ten days. In response to the Court' ruling, O2Micro decided to file a counterappeal in the Taiwan High Court, arguing the proposed amount of deposit was too high.

 

Meanwhile, the legal dispute between O2Micro and ASUS continues. Dismissing a previous decision by the Taipei District Court, Taiwan High Court ruled that ASUS may continue to manufacture and sell computers with CCFL driver ICs, subject to a revised deposit of approximately NT$9.2 million. However, ASUS has filed a counterappeal against such ruling over the deposit. 

 

As many other makers are targeted by O2Micro to battle infringement violations, the industry is closely watching the development of these cases. O2Micro also took similar action against MPS, Bitek, Dell, HP, and Clevo.