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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Anton Shilov

Micron balks at court order to share 73 pages of sensitive data with China's banned YMTC chipmaker — Micron strives to protect IP from Chinese chip firm on the entity list

Micron's offices in Allen, Texas.

The legal battle between Micron and YMTC has taken a new turn: The US chip giant wants to overturn earlier agreements and court rulings, citing national security concerns.

Under those prior rulings, YMTC gained access to 73 pages of Micron's confidential 3D NAND technology documentation, but now Micron wants to reverse that and leave YMTC without such access. While Micron's petition may seem unusual in the digital age, as observed by PatentlyO, there might be a reason behind the move.

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