US probes Foxconn, Luxshare and 18 others over AI server power patents

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AUS trade body has opened a patent case against 20 companies over the power systems inside AI servers. October 11, 2026 - 5:11 pm AUS trade body has opened a patent case against 20 companies over the power systems inside AI servers.

Foxconn, Luxshare and Quanta are among them.The US International Trade Commission acted after a complaint by power-chip maker Vicor, it said on Friday. Vicor says their products infringe one of its patents.

Asia US probes Foxconn, Luxshare and 18 others over AI server power patents Vicor says 20 companies infringe its patent on power systems for data-centre chips. Luxshare says it expects no material impact.

Twenty names on the list The case covers systems that feed power to top-end chips from directly below them, and the computers that use them. Vicor wants the products barred from the US, and the firms ordered to stop selling them.