Helix Microinnovations LLC has refiled its case against Microchip Technology (1:24-cv-00962), moving it from the Eastern District of Texas to the District of Delaware, and has filed new suits, one against each of Marubeni (1:24-cv-06394) and Swissbit (1:24-cv-06396), both in the Southern District of New York. All defendants, including previously sued Analog Devices, Micro-Hybrid Electronic, ON Semiconductor, and Realtek Semiconductor, are accused of infringing a single “chip-on-board” (COB) packaging patent. The shift to Delaware could surface whether Helix is backed by third-party litigation funding here.

Delaware plaintiff Helix Microinnovations LLC has launched its first litigation, suing Analog Devices (2:24-cv-00629), Microchip Technology (2:24-cv-00630), Micro-Hybrid Electronic (2:24-cv-00631), and Realtek Semiconductor (2:24-cv-00628) in separate Eastern District of Texas complaints, as well as ON Semiconductor (6:24-cv-00402) in the Western District of Texas. The defendants are accused of infringing a single “chip-on-board” (COB) packaging patent through the provision of its QFN (quad-flat no lead) packages. Helix Microinnovations discloses that it has no parent and that no publicly traded company owns “ten percent or more of its stock”, but all signs point to a familiar figure behind this new campaign.