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Oct 3, 2006 1:38 pm US/Pacific

Judge Won't Bar Broadcom From Selling Phone Chips

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) ― A federal judge refused to bar computer chip maker Broadcom from selling its newest cell phone processor, even though rival Qualcomm claims the technology was stolen.

A federal judge Monday refused Qualcomm's request for a preliminary injunction. The injunction would have barred the
development and sale of Broadcom's "3-G" chips until a lawsuit is settled.

Third-generation -- or 3-G -- mobile technology offers faster data speeds that allow people to watch video, listen to music and surf the Internet on mobile phones.

The judge ordered both sides to come up with more limited grounds for an injunction for an Oct. 27 hearing.

San Diego-based Qualcomm, the world's second-largest maker of cell phone chips, and Irvine-based Broadcom have filed about ten lawsuits against each other over trade and patent issues.

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