Focus Taiwan - Taipei, June 12 (CNA) Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp. said Monday that it will continue its plans to buy U.S. graphic chipset designer S3 Graphics Co. with an eye on its strong patent portfolio.

Grace Lei, HTC's general counsel, said that HTC affirms the patent values of S3 because the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) had found in a preliminary ruling in 2011 that Apple Inc. had violated S3 patents. (HTC, Industry)