HTC Corp is looking to finalize its acquisition of S3 Graphics, the company has confirmed.
According to Focus Taiwan, the Taiwanese smartphone and tablet maker still wants to buy S3 Graphics as it looks to bolster its patent holdings.
The publication says that HTC has “an eye on [S3 Graphics’] strong patent portfolio.
The confirmation from HTC comes from HTC General Cousel Grace Lei who said that the preliminary ruling of the U.S. International Trade Commission back in 2011 that Apple has …

HTC has decided to reassess its move to acquire S3 Graphics after suffering a major setback when the US International Trade Commission (USITC) recently awarded a patent infringement case to Apple.
The Taiwan-based company earlier announced that it would buy S3 Graphics in an attempt to add more patents to its portfolio and increase chances of winning the case against Apple.
The USITC, however, dimmed HTC’s buyout after ruling that Apple did not cross the line and infringed any of S3 Graphics …

High Tech Computer (HTC) will acquire chip Firm S3 Graphics for US$300 million, reports PCWorld. This decision of the Smartphone vendor is being seen by many experts as a move to strengthen its patent portfolio.
The purchase will allow HTC to get S3 Graphics’ portfolio of 235 patents. The company will also acquire pending patent applications of S3 Graphics related to several graphics visualization technologies.
According to HTC CEO Peter Chou, S3 Graphics’ patents are “highly …