ITC institution of Section 337 investigation: certain vertical power delivery systems, components thereof, and computing systems containing the same (337-TA-1526, Vicor v. Delta/Infineon/Luxshare/MPS/Quanta/Foxconn et al., 20 respondents) (procedural)
USITC notice (91 FR 65254): on a complaint filed by Vicor Corporation (Andover, MA) on 2026-09-09 and supplemented 2026-09-10, the Commission instituted investigation No. 337-TA-1526 on 2026-10-09 — the accused products are vertical power delivery systems and components thereof used in data center server, AI and cloud computing systems to power AI accelerators, TPUs, GPUs and CPUs, and computing systems containing the same; the alleged violation rests on infringement of certain claims (1-8, 11-14, 18-26, 40-56, 65-71, 80, 81, 83, 84, 90-93, 95) of U.S. Patent No. 10,903,734 ('734 patent). The 20 named respondents span Taiwan, Germany, mainland China, the US and Canada: Delta Electronics (and Americas arm), DET Logistics, Infineon Technologies AG, Luxshare Precision and Dongguan Luxshare, Monolithic Power Systems (incl. Chengdu/Shanghai entities), Flex, Celestica, Quanta Computer/Quanta Cloud (and US arms), Hon Hai/Foxconn, Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII) and Ingrasys; the complainant requests a limited exclusion order and cease-and-desist orders, and respondents must answer within 20 days of service. This notice is a procedural 337 institution announcement and does not change any tariff rate; a subsequent violation finding could lead to a limited exclusion order (import relief, not duties). See the FR notice for details.
Scope
No specific HTS codes listed (accused products: vertical power delivery systems and components used in data center server, AI and cloud computing systems to power AI accelerators, TPU, GPU and CPU, and computing systems containing the same)