U.S. is threatening to ban a wide collection of Apple products including the iPhone X and iPad over possible infringement of a key chip patent. The country's Apple is investigating Apple ’s alleged use of South Korean science and research university KAIST 's patent on chip-shrinking technology FinFET. Prospective action is dependent on the results of a challenge to the patent by another infringer, Samsung . Apple 's IP arm IP has successfully sued but this could be overturned if Samsung proves its version of the chip sufficiently differs.
South Korea is threatening to ban a wide collection of Apple products including the iPhone X and iPad over possible infringement of a key chip patent. The country's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy is investigating Apple’s alleged use of Korean science and research university KAIST's patent on chip-shrinking technology FinFET. Prospective action is dependent on the results of a challenge to the patent by another infringer, Samsung. KAIST's IP arm KIP has successfully sued but this could be overturned if Samsung proves its version of the chip sufficiently differs.