US-based Netlist files Section 337 investigation petition against Kingston, Lenovo and other companies, involving DRAM and NAND flash products

TechFlow reported on November 09 that, according to the China Trade Remedies Information Network, US storage technology company Netlist filed a Section 337 investigation petition with the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) on November 6, alleging that certain dynamic random access memory (DRAM), NAND flash devices, and their downstream products and components exported to, imported into, and sold in the United States are suspected of violating Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930.

Defendants named in the petition include Kingston, Lenovo and multiple affiliated companies, as well as US companies such as CDW, Ingram Micro and Insight Enterprises.

The matter is currently at the petition stage, which does not yet indicate that the USITC has formally initiated an investigation or found that the relevant companies engaged in unlawful conduct.

Source: TechFlow