Qimonda bankruptcy

Introduction

On August 3, 2010, Judge Mary F. Walrath of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware issued an opinion in the Qimonda bankruptcy addressing whether Google was entitled to an administrative claim against the Qimonda bankruptcy estate.  This post will look briefly at the facts underlying Google’s claim, the holding of

Introduction

Qimonda Richmond, LLC (“Debtors”), the U.S. subsidiary of Qimonda AG, filed for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on February 20, 2009.  According to Debtors’ Affidavit in Support of its Bankruptcy Motions (the “Affidavit”),  Qimonda AG is one of the largest producers of semiconductor “memory products” with operations