Apple’s Chinese supplier Luxshare downplays impact of U.S. patent probe

Luxshare Precision Industry, a Chinese supplier to Apple, has downplayed the impact of a U.S. patent infringement investigation involving its data centre power supply technology. The company's stock exchange filing disclosed that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) initiated a Section 337 investigation on October 9, following a complaint by US technology company Vicor Corp. The investigation targets Luxshare and its subsidiary Dongguan Luxshare Technology over alleged infringements of patents related to vertical power delivery systems, components, and computing systems.

Luxshare stated that the investigation is still at a preliminary stage, with no substantive findings made by the ITC yet. The company expects minimal disruption to its operations and near-term financial performance as the affected products are not yet in mass production. Luxshare has initiated a review of the patents and products involved and is assembling teams to prepare its response.

The investigation aligns with broader scrutiny of Luxshare's role in Apple's data centre power infrastructure.

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