Peter Clarke EE Times (03/03/2010 9:05 AM EST)

LONDON — Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. (South Portland, Maine) has announced it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, Calif.) in the People's Republic of China.

Fairchild is seeking a permanent injunction preventing the sale, manufacture or use in China, or the importation into China, of Power Integrations products alleged to infringe four Chinese patents, including products in the TinySwitch II, TinySwitch III, LinkSwitch II, LinkSwitch XT and TOPSwitch GX product families. The lawsuit was filed in Suzhou Intermediate Court where Fairchild is also seeking monetary damages.