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Power Integrations, Inc. v. Fairchild Semiconductor, No. 16-2691 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 20, 2018)

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Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-2691
Decided
September 20, 2018
Judge
Per curiam
Document
Nonprecedential Opinion
Length
2 pages
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NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL,

INC., FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR

CORPORATION, FAIRCHILD (TAIWAN)

CORPORATION,

Defendants-Appellants

2016-2691, 2017-1875

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in No. 3:09-cv-05235-MMC, Judge Maxine M. Chesney.

ON PETITION FOR PANEL REHEARING

Before DYK, CLEVENGER, and CHEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

O R D E R

Appellee Power Integrations, Inc. filed a petition for rehearing. A response to the petition was invited by the2 2 POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC. v. FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR

court and filed by appellants Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc., Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, and Fairchild (Taiwan) Corporation. The petition was first referred to the panel.

Upon consideration thereof,

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

(1) The petition for panel rehearing is denied except

as described in paragraph (2) below.

(2) The previous precedential opinion in this appeal,

issued July 3, 2018, is withdrawn and replaced with the modified precedential opinion accompanying this order.

FOR THE COURT

September 20, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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