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. While the ministry hasn’t conclusively ruled on Apple 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.
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.