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Earliest-known family litigation for the '177 patent; transferred to the Western District of Texas and re-docketed as 1:16-cv-01280; terminated by joint motion to dismiss with prejudice.
Sentient accused Microsemi's FPGA/SoC products (e.g., SmartFusion 2) of infringing the '177 patent; terminated by joint motion to dismiss with prejudice.
Sentient accused Cypress's PSoC 3/4/5/6 Programmable System-on-a-Chip product lines; a claim-construction memorandum opinion issued January 28, 2021; terminated by joint motion to dismiss with prejudice.
Sentient accused Xilinx's Zynq-7000, Zynq UltraScale+ (incl. Kria), and Versal product families of infringing the '177 patent; stayed pending IPR2023-00195.
Xilinx, AMD, and ATI petitioned for inter partes review of the '177 patent; the Board instituted review and issued a Final Written Decision on September 18, 2024, finding the challenged claims unpatentable over prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 103; the decision has been appealed.
Sentient appealed the IPR2023-00195 Final Written Decision to the Federal Circuit; oral argument was held April 8, 2026, and a docket entry around April 10, 2026 suggests a decision, but the outcome is unconfirmed.