Continuation Patent for Low-Power Audio CD Player Granted to O2Micro(R)
June 30 2005 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
O2Micro(R) International Limited (Nasdaq:OIIM), a leading supplier
of innovative power management, and security components and systems
for the Computer, Consumer, Industrial, and Communications markets,
received 31 claims under United States patent number 6,895,448 for
its Low-Power Audio CD Player invention for portable computers; a
continuation of the invention issued March 2004 under United States
patent number 6,711,631. This invention is designed to provide many
hours of audio CD entertainment to the end-user without turning on
Notebook computer power. It allows audio CD play without providing
power to the Notebook CPU and LCD display thereby extending battery
life for the mobile end-user. "This patent award further extends
O2Micro's portfolio of core Power Management inventions and
associated system level claims," commented Max Huang, O2Micro's
executive vice president of the Intelligent E-Commerce business
unit. About O2Micro Founded in April 1995, O2Micro develops and
markets innovative power management, and security components and
systems for the Computer, Consumer, Industrial, and Communications
markets. Products include Intelligent Lighting, Battery Management,
Power Management, SmartCardBus(R) and Security products, such as
VPN/Firewall system solutions. O2Micro International maintains an
extensive portfolio of intellectual property with 2,483 patent
claims granted, and over 5,000 more pending. The company maintains
offices worldwide. Additional company and product information can
be found on the company website at www.o2micro.com. O2Micro, the
O2Micro logo, SmartCardBus and combinations thereof are registered
trademarks of O2Micro. Statements made in this release that are not
historical, including statements regarding O2Micro's or
management's intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations,
representations, projections, plans or predictions of the future,
are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve
risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially from those set forth in these statements. Factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially include risks and
uncertainties such as reduced demand for products of electronic
equipment manufacturers which include O2Micro's products due to
adverse economic conditions in general or specifically affecting
O2Micro's markets, technical difficulties and delays in the
developments process, and errors in the products. You are also
referred to the Form F-1 in connection with the company's initial
public offering in August 2000, Form F-3 in connection with the
company's public offering in November 2001, and the annual reports
on Form 20-F, which identify important risk factors that could
cause actual results to differ from those contained in the
forward-looking statements. The company assumes no obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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