Linton sues Chinese rival Jingsheng over crystal growth equipment patents

Linton Crystal Technologies filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Jingsheng in Texas federal court over Czochralski crystal pullers, equipment both companies are competing to supply for Tesla's planned 100 GW solar factory.

First covered Sep 29, 2026 · 4:30 AM PT · 2 articles · no longer in the live window

Linton sues Chinese rival Jingsheng over crystal growth equipment patents — Image via pv-tech.org

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46d Electrek Tesla’s solar factory dragged into patent war between Chinese suppliers — Tesla’s planned solar factory in Texas has landed in the middle of a US patent lawsuit between two Chinese solar equipment makers, both chasing the…

47d PV Tech Linton sues Jingsheng in the US over alleged crystal growth patent infringement — Linton Crystal Technologies has filed a lawsuit accusing Jingsheng of infringing two of its Czochralski (Cz) crystal growth equipment patents.

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Appeared in: 2026-09-30 (#15)

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