Realtek sues chip rival MediaTek over patent 'bounty' agreement

Realtek sues chip rival MediaTek over patent 'bounty' agreement

FILE PHOTO: Memory chips by South Korean semiconductor supplier SK Hynix are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo

Realtek Semiconductor Corp sued rival Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek Inc in Northern California federal court on Tuesday, claiming MediaTek paid a company that sues over patents a “secret litigation bounty” to file meritless lawsuits in the United States to disrupt its business.