Editing Micron Technology (section)

===Lawsuits===
====Fujian Jinhua====
On 5 December 2017 Micron sued rivals United Microelectronics Corporation and [[Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit|Fujian Jinhua]] Integrated Circuit Co. (JHICC) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging infringement on its DRAM patents and intellectual property rights.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://marketrealist.com/2018/01/micron-sue-chinese-companies-dram-technology/|title=Why Did Micron Sue Chinese Companies over DRAM Technology?|date=January 19, 2018|access-date=December 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226065822/https://marketrealist.com/2018/01/micron-sue-chinese-companies-dram-technology/|archive-date=December 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The U.S. Justice Department in 2018 announced an indictment against Fujian Jinhua, and authorities added the Chinese firm to the Entity List the same year. Fujian Jinhua vehemently denied the claims, saying it had not stolen any technology, and that "Micron regards the development of Fujian Jinhua as a threat and adopts various means to hamper and destroy the development of Fujian Jinhua,"<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1N809D/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>

In May 2023, the [[Cyberspace Administration of China]] barred major Chinese information infrastructure firms from purchasing Micron products, citing significant national security risks.<ref name=wsj-china>{{cite news |last=Wei |first=Lingling |date=May 21, 2023 |title=Beijing Bans Micron as Supplier to Big Chinese Firms, Citing National Security |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/beijing-bans-micron-as-supplier-to-big-chinese-firms-citing-national-security-5f326b90 |work=The Wall Street Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> The move was seen as retaliation against [[United States sanctions against China#Sanctions on Chinese semiconductor industry|US sanctions on China's semiconductor industry]] and [[United States New Export Controls on Advanced Computing and Semiconductors to China|related export controls]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mozur |first1=Paul |last2=Liu |first2=John |date=May 22, 2023 |title=With Ban on Micron, China Escalates Microchip Clash With U.S. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/business/micron-technology-china-ban.html |work=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=wsj-china /> In November 2023 Chinese chipmaker [[Yangtze Memory Technologies|Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp]] (YMTC) filed a lawsuit against Micron alleging infringement of eight of its patents.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Chinese chipmaker YMTC sues Micron alleging patent infringement |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinese-chipmaker-ymtc-sues-micron-alleging-patent-infringement-2023-11-13/ |work=Reuters |language=en-US |date=November 13, 2023 |access-date=November 14, 2023}}</ref>

On February 27, 2024, Judge [[Maxine M. Chesney|Maxine Chesney]] of the [[U.S. Federal District Court]] in San Francisco acquitted Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit, whom Micron had sued for IP theft, of the charge in a non-jury verdict, believing that there was insufficient evidence to support the charge.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-29 |title=Chinese firm Fujian Jinhua cleared of US allegations that it stole trade secrets |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinese-firm-fujian-jinhua-cleared-us-allegations-that-it-stole-trade-secrets-2024-02-28/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-28 |title=Chinese chip maker cleared of spying charges in US criminal trade secrets case |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3253436/chinese-chip-maker-cleared-spying-charges-us-criminal-trade-secrets-case |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>