The lawsuit alleges that AAC engaged in a purposeful concert of action to obtain secret manufacturing choices and procedures, and production specifications, relating to this new and proprietary technology, which Knowles estimates to be worth over a billion dollars in sales over the next several years. The lawsuit further alleges that AAC failed to adhere to "fair competition or its own research and development" and instead engaged in a devious plot to improperly obtain Knowles trade secrets and proprietary information, and the targeting and poaching of key employees.

Knowles welcomes vigorous competition in the global economy but that competition must be based on fairness," said John Zei, president and CEO of Knowles Electronics. Fairness is the foundation that makes possible international trade and buttresses a competitive environment that encourages innovation. Unfortunately, in this circumstance, AAC has rejected fair competition in favor of unfair trade practices. As a result, Knowles had no choice other than to initiate this lawsuit.

The technology at issue relates to a silicon microphone which consists of a semiconductor element, a microphone diaphragm made of silicon produced using the Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems, or "MEMS," process, and a unique and proprietary packaging system combining all in a single device.

The technology is "disruptive", and is a revolutionary development within its industry since it significantly improves manufacturability, environmental stability and reliability, and reduces assembly costs while significantly reducing the size of the microphone. Knowles sells the patented silicon microphone under the trade name "SiSonic" and its end uses include cell phones, digital cameras, PDAs, laptops and other consumer electronic devices.

About Knowles Electronics, LLC:

Knowles Electronics is the world\'s leading manufacturer of miniature audio transducers, microphones, receivers, electromechanical controls, and accessories for the hearing health industry and multiple consumer and industrial markets. For more than fifty years, Knowles has researched, designed, developed, and delivered technologically advanced acoustic products that improve people\'s lives. More information about Knowles Electronics can be obtained by visiting http://www.knowles.com.

从这篇报道上看，楼氏只是指责AAC窃取关于生产制造MEMS的商业机密。而具体的行为似乎只有挖走关键员工。这个似乎太普遍了。

个人觉得楼氏有一两个竞争对手似乎个好一些。现在不少公司对于MEMS技术还是持观望态度，因为全球只有一家供应商，而且产能被MOTO订了80%。

关注此事，看看有没有下文。

楼氏的MEMS技术是不错,可他就能指责AAC窃取机密了?好象他们以前没挖过人家的人才似的....

可能是吵作吧.

不是涉及到侵犯专利？？

翻译了一下，可能还有不确切的地方，供参考。

楼氏电子，全球领先的高性能微型麦克风和扬声器制造商今天宣布将对AAC进行价值数百万美元的诉讼。

涉案的还有一家给AAC提供咨询服务的公司，以及一系列违反了伊利诺斯州商业秘密法案以及楼氏受到的不正当竞争和宣传的行为。该案已经在伊利诺斯州东区北部的地方法院立案。

该诉讼宣称AAC从事了窃取制造过程的选择、流程以及产品规范的机密，据楼氏预计在今后的几年中，该机密会给楼氏带来数十亿美元的销售。该诉讼更宣称AAC未遵守公平竞争，自主研发的准则，代之以用不正当的手段获取楼氏的商业机密、所有权信息并且意图获取关键员工。

 “楼氏欢迎在全球经济领域的有力竞争，但是竞争对手必须遵循公平原则”，楼氏的CEO和总裁John Zei说。公平竞争是国际贸易的基础，其支撑了鼓励创新的竞争氛围。不幸的是，在此事件中，AAC放弃了公平竞争而热衷于不公平的商业行为。因此，楼氏除了诉诸法律，别无他法。

该案涉及的是一种硅麦克风技术，该麦克风是由半导体单元，由MEMS微电声结构系统制成的振膜以及一个独特的封装系统组成的单一器件。

该技术是突破性的、该领域革命性技术，因为其可以显著的提升产品的生产能力，稳定性和可靠性，并且可以减少产品的安装费用，减小麦克风尺寸。楼氏以商标“Sisonic”销售其专利硅麦克风，其终端产品包括手机、数字照相机、PDA、笔记本电脑和其他消费类电子产品。

顶起来，不正当竞争？？？

偷技术？？？

挖人？？？

除了专利，其他的东西楼氏怎么能够证明是偷的技术啊？！挖人，如果按照楼上老大翻译的，只是“意图挖人”啊？！再说了，即便真的是挖人，也不见得楼氏能够成功啊！

knowles还正儿八经的弄到自己网站上公开。

 proprietary technology,

专利技术

应该是侵犯商业秘密的问题。

说侵犯专利的话，AAC总共也就出售了最多几百万美元的产品吧？

怎么可能就被索赔这么多？·

呵呵，现在做SI MIC的公司全球应该也有好几个了吧？

怎么楼氏就对准AAC了？应该还是和商业秘密/挖人有关系。

猜测。

没那么简单。

Knowles是Moto主要的mic供应商，而AAC则是receiver/speaker的第一供应商。所以不知道是不是和这个有关。

另外，很想看看Moto的态度。毕竟谁都得罪不起Moto阿。

是啊，这个官司应该不是MOTO想看到的结果，毕竟现在MOTO也想在SI MIC方面多拥有几家供应商，不独以楼氏为大。

也可能MOTO把SI MIC的采购份额给AAC太多了，把楼氏激怒了。呵呵

据我所知，AAC的硅麦还没量产了吧。

哦？这样子啊，那这个楼氏就没道理了。还狮子大开口！

想搞MEMS的有好多家，楼氏选择AAC开刀估计跟他们近年来成长过快有关系。

密切关注这次中西方电声行业的第一次正面交锋！

啊，是这样子？．．．．．

密切关注这次中西方电声行业的第一次正面交锋！

和楼氏的代理律师事务所联系了一下，给我发了一份扫描的起诉书。文件较长，又是律师写的。所以只能看个大概。楼氏在苏州的老大合同到期后去了AAC，这个家伙居然跟楼氏承认向AAC泄密。不知道老外都怎么想的，这下AAC麻烦大了。

不管是窃取商业机密也好, 还是挖人也好, 肯定是属于不正当竞争的.

大家就不能正正经经的去做自己的东西, 非要实行"拿来主意", 唉,世风日下呀...