Certain Vertical Power Delivery Systems, Components Thereof, and Computing Systems Containing the Same; Notice of Institution of Investigation

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Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on September 9, 2026, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Vicor Corporation of Andover, Massachusetts. A supplement to the complaint was filed on September 10, 2026. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain vertical power delivery systems, components thereof, and computing systems containing the same by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,903,734 ("the '734 patent"). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65254-65256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20993]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1526]


Certain Vertical Power Delivery Systems, Components Thereof, and 
Computing Systems Containing the Same; Notice of Institution of 
Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on September 9, 2026, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Vicor 
Corporation of Andover, Massachusetts. A supplement to the complaint 
was filed on September 10, 2026. The complaint, as supplemented, 
alleges violations of section 337 based

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upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, 
and the sale within the United States after importation of certain 
vertical power delivery systems, components thereof, and computing 
systems containing the same by reason of the infringement of certain 
claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,903,734 (``the '734 patent''). The 
complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists 
as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests 
that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the 
investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist 
orders.

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information 
contained therein, may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket 
(EDIS) at <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>. For help accessing EDIS, please email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#febbbab7adcdb69b928ebe8b8d978a9dd0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a7f7e736909725f564a7a4f49534e59145d554c">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Hearing impaired individuals are advised that 
information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the 
Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810. Persons with mobility 
impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the 
Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at (202) 205-
2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be 
obtained by accessing its internet server at <a href="https://www.usitc.gov">https://www.usitc.gov</a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of the Secretary, Docket 
Services Division, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 
205-1802.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is 
contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 
U.S.C. 1337, and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2025).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on October 9, 2026, Ordered that--
    (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether 
there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the 
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the 
sale within the United States after importation of certain products 
identified in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of 
claims 1-8, 11-14, 18-26, 40-56, 65-71, 80, 81, 83, 84, 90-93, and 95 
of the '734 patent, and whether an industry in the United States exists 
as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
    (2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language 
description of the accused products or category of accused products, 
which defines the scope of the investigation, is ``vertical power 
delivery systems and components thereof, used in data center server, 
artificial intelligence and cloud computing systems, to power 
artificial intelligence (`AI') accelerators, tensor processing units 
(`TPU'), graphical processing units (`GPU') and central processing 
units (`CPU'), and computing systems containing the same'';
    (3) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the 
following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of 
investigation shall be served:
    (a) The complainant is:

Vicor Corporation, 25 Frontage Road, Andover, MA 01810.
    (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint 
is to be served:

Delta Electronics, Inc., 186, Ruey Kuang Road, Neihu Dist., Taipei 
114501, Taiwan.
Delta Electronics (Americas) Ltd., 46101 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 
94538.
DET Logistics (USA) Corporation, 46101 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 
94538.
Infineon Technologies AG, Am Campeon 1-12, D-85579 Neubiberg/Munich, 
Federal Republic of Germany.
Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Ltd., 313 Beihuan Road, Qingxi Town, 
Dongguan, Guangdong 523642, China.
Dongguan Luxshare Technology Co., Ltd. a/k/a Luxshare-Tech, 8th Floor, 
Digital Technology Industrial Park, CIMC Industrial City, No. 1 Yile 
Road, Songshan Lake High-Tech Zone, Dongguan City, Guangdong, China.
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc., 5808 Lake Washington Blvd. NE, 
Kirkland, Washington 98033.
Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co., Ltd., #8 Kexin Road, Hi-Tech 
Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Chengdu, Sichuan 611731, China.
MPS International (Shanghai) Ltd., Suite 704-705, Tian An Centre, No. 
338 Nanjing Road (West), Shanghai 200003, China.
Flex Ltd., 12515-8 Research Blvd., Suite 300, Austin, Texas 78759.
Celestica Inc., 5140 Yonge Street, Suite 1900 Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Quanta Computer Inc., No. 211, Wenhua 2nd Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan 
City 333, Taiwan.
Quanta Cloud Technology Inc., 1F, No. 211 Wenhua 2nd Rd., Guishan 
Dist., Taoyuan City 33377, Taiwan.
Quanta Cloud Technology USA LLC, 1010 Rincon Circle, San Jose, CA 
95131.
Quanta Computer USA Inc., 45630 Northport Loop East, Fremont, CA 94538.
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (d/b/a Foxconn), No. 2, Zihyou St., 
Tucheng Dist., New Taipei City 236, Taiwan.
Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., 2F C1 Foxconn Technology Park 2 
Donghuan 2, Road Longhua, Shenzhen, 518109 China.
FII USA Inc. (a/k/a Foxconn Industrial Internet USA Inc.), 611 East 
Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53202.
Ingrasys Technology Inc., 5F., No. 1188, Nanqing Rd., Luzhu Dist., 
Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Ingrasys Technology USA Inc., 2025 Gateway Place, Ste. 190, San Jose, 
CA 95110.

    (4) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative 
Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the 
presiding Administrative Law Judge.
    The Office of Unfair Import Investigations will not participate as 
a party in this investigation.
    The Commission is interested in the development of a thorough 
record on domestic industry in this investigation to facilitate a 
holistic review of all relevant considerations. Accordingly, the 
presiding administrative law judge may wish to consider what 
information will be necessary to make a determination with respect to 
complainant's domestic industry allegations under subparagraphs (A), 
(B), and (C) of section 337(a)(3) based on an industry that exists or 
is in the process of being established; including the extent to which 
these allegations rely on expenditures made by third parties; and the 
extent to which expenditures are made outside the United States related 
to the domestic industry article(s) by any entity.
    Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be 
submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. 
Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such responses will be 
considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after 
the date of service by the Commission of the complaint and the notice 
of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the 
complaint and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless 
good cause therefor is shown.

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    Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each 
allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to 
constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations 
of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative 
law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, 
to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and 
to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing 
such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or 
a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: October 9, 2026.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.

[FR Doc. 2026-20993 Filed 10-13-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P


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