Defendant
3 cases as defendant.
Molex, LLC, commonly known as Molex, is a global manufacturer of electronic, electrical, and fiber optic connectivity systems. Founded in 1938 and headquartered in Lisle, Illinois, USA, Molex operates as a subsidiary of Koch Industries, which acquired the company in 2013 for $7.2 billion. The company is a significant employer, with approximately 45,000 employees worldwide.
Molex's extensive product portfolio includes over 100,000 items such as connectors, cable assemblies, antennas, optical solutions, printed circuit boards, and industrial automation products. These solutions cater to diverse industries, including data communications, automotive, medical, industrial, aerospace and defense, and consumer electronics. The company is a key player in high-speed copper and optical interconnects, particularly for AI infrastructure and data centers, and recently acquired Teramount Ltd. and Smiths Interconnect to bolster its co-packaged optics and high-reliability connectivity offerings.
In terms of patent litigation, Molex, LLC appears to operate as a defendant operating company. The company has been named as a defendant in two tracked cases and has not initiated any suits as a plaintiff. This posture suggests Molex primarily defends against allegations of patent infringement rather than asserting its own patent portfolio.
Both tracked cases involve Credo Semiconductor Inc. and Credo Technology Group Ltd. as plaintiffs. These include Credo Semiconductor Inc. et al. v. Molex, LLC, filed in the Delaware District Court in March 2025, and Credo Semiconductor Inc. et al. v. Amphenol Corporation et al., filed in the International Trade Commission (ITC) in March 2025. The Delaware case alleged that Molex's Active Electrical Cable (AEC) products infringed patents related to high-speed data transfer, signal conditioning, and pre-equalization technology. However, in March 2026, Credo and Molex reached a cross-license and settlement agreement, leading to the dismissal of all patent disputes between the two companies.
A district court case filed by Credo Semiconductor Inc. and Credo Technology Group Ltd. against Molex, LLC in the Delaware District Court, alleging infringement of US Patent No. 11032111, among others.
An investigation initiated by Credo Semiconductor Inc. and Credo Technology Group Ltd. at the ITC against Amphenol Corporation, Molex, LLC, and TE Connectivity Corporation, which was terminated due to settlement agreements.
This case involved six U.S. patents covering optical transceiver technologies, including US 10379301. The dispute settled in principle and was subsequently dismissed with prejudice.