FinFET transistor technology has been fundamental to Intel processors since 2011, and is used in virtually every instance the company sells. Since 2018, however, Intel has been embroiled in a patent infringement litigation in China. One government research laboratory claims that the American manufacturer is infringing on its FinFET patent. The Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMECAS) filed a lawsuit against Intel in the PRC Supreme People’s Court in Beijing in 2018, seeking damages of 200 million yuan (approximately $ 31 million), as well as legal costs. The plaintiff is also seeking a ban on the...