均熱板訴訟對象將擴大到 Dynatron Corporation 及中國區惠普

香港2010年1月5日電 /美通社亞洲/ — 嘉合科技有限公司 (Convergence Technologies Limited) 今天宣佈將其均熱板的訴訟對象擴大到 Dynatron Corporation 和中國區的惠普 (Hewlett-Packard in China)。該公司已於12月16日在北京起訴中國惠普。這場在中國進行的法律訴訟正是在美國進行美國惠普的同步訴訟，是向在中國活動的邁萪 (Microloops) 及其多家合作夥伴採取行動的一項必要步驟。與此同時，位於美國加州弗裡蒙特的公司 Dynatron Corporation 亦因其故意侵權行為而受到了與惠普美國的訴訟連在一起被起訴（該公司於11月9日在弗吉尼亞東區法院被起訴）。

嘉合科技有限公司同時宣佈正式終止原先專供 Dynatron Corporation 的 G1x8 產品。2008年，嘉合科技有限公司完成用於 1-U 服務器應用的鋁翅片均熱板散熱器的開發，開始以產品代碼「G1x8」向Dynatron交付這種均熱板散熱器。9月19日，嘉合得知 Dynatron 公開出售名為「G218」的替代性銅翅片均熱板散熱器，經詳細解剖分析之後發現 G218 包含有由台灣邁嵙公司生產的特徵，亦即擁有與涉嫌侵犯專利的特徵。鑒於目前針對邁萪的訴訟和 Dynatron 及其中美客戶所面臨的巨大風險，尤其是 Dynatron 據稱早在2009年5月5日就收到了針對邁萪訴訟的信息，並且接收了嘉合帶有其相關專利號的貨物，嘉合隨後聯繫 Dynatron 尋求後者澄清他們這樣做的意圖。

嘉合科技有限公司創始總裁兼首席執行官李漢強 (Steven H. Lee) 博士表示：「很不幸，Dynatron 拒絕了我們關於拿出解決方案的提議，由此很明顯地該公司決定和我們對簿公堂。根據涉嫌侵權各方的信息來看，我們享有專利的 Multiwick 結構給均熱板帶來了散熱性能上的必要突破，但是不幸的是像 Dynatron 這樣的市場參與者卻繼續質疑我們保護知識產權的承諾。就這一點而言，我們希望這些最新的訴訟能傳遞出更為明確的信息。與此同時，我公司已把 G1x8 重新命名為 CT118，並將其投放公眾市場。」有消息稱，Dynatron 目前正在把邁萪的均熱板當作其台灣或中國大陸工廠所「產」產品予以銷售，而眾多 Dynatron 客戶可能並不知道實際產品很可能產自邁萪。所有由嘉合授權的產品都帶有嘉合的標識和以下專利號（美國專利號：#7,422,053，中國專利號：#03816747.6）。

嘉合科技有限公司 ( http://www.ctl-intl.com ) 簡介：

嘉合科技有限公司 (Convergence Technologies (USA) LLC) 成立於弗吉尼亞東區，該公司擁有專有均熱板技術的美國專利，此項技術由嘉合電子有限公司 (CT Electronics Limited) 進行商業化開發。Convergence (USA) 和嘉合電子有限公司均是嘉合科技有限公司的子公司。

Vapor Chamber Lawsuit Expands to Include Dynatron Corporation and Hewlett-Packard in China
HONG KONG, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Convergence Technologies Limited today announced the expansion of its vapor chamber lawsuits to include Dynatron Corporation and Hewlett-Packard in China. The China lawsuit was filed in Beijing on December 16th against Hewlett-Packard in China. This China lawsuit is parallel to the on-going USA lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard in the USA and a necessary step to bring actions against Microloops in China and its various partners. Meanwhile, Dynatron Corporation, a company located in Fremont California, has been sued for willful infringement in the above-mentioned on-going USA lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard (filed on November 9th in the Eastern District Court of Virginia).

At the same time, Convergence Technologies Limited announced the formal termination of the G1x8 product which was exclusive for Dynatron Corporation. In 2008, Convergence Technologies Limited completed development of an aluminum-finned vapor chamber cooler for 1-U server applications, which began shipment to Dynatron under the product code of G1x8. On September 19th, Convergence became aware of Dynatron publicly selling a replacement vapor chamber cooler with copper fins called G218, and dissections revealed it to possess the same allegedly infringing features as parts manufactured by Taiwan Microloops Corporation. Subsequently, Convergence contacted Dynatron to seek clarifications on their intentions in light of the ongoing litigations against Microloops and the significant risks faced by Dynatron and its customers in the USA and China, particularly since Dynatron allegedly received information on the lawsuit against Microloops as early as May 5th, 2009, and has received shipments of Convergence’s products bearing their relevant patent numbers.

“It is unfortunate that Dynatron has refused our offer to work out a solution and has thus apparently decided to fight this in court. As evident from the number of allegedly infringing parties, our patented Multiwick structures give vapor chambers the necessary breakthrough in cooling performance, but it is unfortunate that market participants, such as Dynatron, continue to question our commitment to protect our intellectual properties. In this regard, we hope these latest lawsuits will send a clearer message. Meanwhile, the company is renaming the G1x8 as CT118 and is now making it available to the general market,” says Dr. Steven H. Lee, founding President & CEO of Convergence Technologies Limited. Allegedly, Dynatron is currently reselling Microloops’ vapor chamber products as its own products “produced” in its Taiwan or China facilities, and that many of its customers may not be aware that the actual chamber was most likely produced by Microloops. All products, authorized by Convergence, are labelled with its logo and the following patent numbers (U.S. patent #7,422,053; China patent #03816747.6)

About Convergence Technologies Limited ( http://www.ctl-intl.com ):

Convergence Technologies (USA) LLC was established in the Eastern District of Virginia and owns the USA patent on a proprietary vapor chamber technology, which is commercialized through CT Electronics Limited. Both Convergence (USA) and CT Electronics are subsidiaries of Convergence Technologies Limited.