TAIPEI, TAIWAN -- Phoenix Precision Technology (PPT) and Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) have reached a temporary settlement in the plastic ball-grid array (PBGA) substrate patent dispute. According to sources, Taiwan Taipei District Court has reject PPT's petition that claims NPC was infringing its patent covering an "electroplating nickel/gold process and structure for electric contact pad of chip package substrate."
PPT had advised that if its petition was rejected, it would seek appeal.