Defendant
3 cases as defendant.
Credo Technology Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: CRDO) is a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, with principal executive offices in San Jose, California. Founded in 2008, the company went public on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange in January 2022. As of May 2025, Credo Technology Group had 622 employees. The company reported a trailing 12-month revenue of $1.07 billion as of January 31, 2026, and a market capitalization of $34 billion as of May 15, 2026.
Credo Technology Group specializes in high-speed connectivity solutions for data infrastructure, aiming to break bandwidth barriers on wired connections. Their product portfolio includes integrated circuits (ICs) for optical and line card markets, Active Electrical Cables (AECs), optical PAM4 digital signal processors, low-power line card PHYs, serializer/deserializer (SerDes) chiplets, and SerDes IP licensing. These solutions are optimized for optical and electrical Ethernet and PCIe applications, serving hyperscalers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), original design manufacturers (ODMs), and optical module manufacturers in AI, cloud computing, and hyperscale networks.
Credo Technology Group demonstrates an active two-way patent litigation posture, primarily defending against infringement claims while also asserting its own intellectual property. The company has been a defendant in 9 tracked cases across the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and an unspecified PTAB case, indicating a focus on challenging patent validity. Concurrently, Credo has acted as a plaintiff in 2 tracked cases in the International Trade Commission (ITC) and Delaware District Court, asserting its patents against competitors.
Notable tracked cases include Credo Semiconductor Inc. et al. v. Molex, LLC and Credo Semiconductor Inc. et al. v. Amphenol Corporation et al., where Credo is the plaintiff. The company has also been a defendant in multiple PTAB challenges brought by industry players like Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., Volex PLC, and Amphenol Corporation, as well as by Unified Patents, an organization focused on deterring abusive patent litigation.
An inter partes review (IPR) was filed by Volex PLC against Credo Technology Group Ltd concerning US patent 11012252. This case, IPR2025-01386, has reached a settlement.
An inter partes review (IPR) was filed by Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. against Credo Technology Group Ltd concerning US patent 11012252. This case, IPR2025-01219, has been instituted and is currently pending.
An inter partes review (IPR) was filed by Amphenol Corporation against Credo Technology Group Ltd concerning US patent 11012252. This case, IPR2025-00834, has reached a settlement.