UI accuses computer chip firm of patent infringement | News-Gazette.com

The University of Illinois has sued a computer chip company for patent infringement. The university recently filed a complaint in federal court in Urbana alleging Idaho-based Micron Technology infringed on the UI's patents related to the performance of silicon chips by selling, offering for sale and/or importing into the U.S. semiconductor products that are covered by the university's patented technology.