NeoMagic(R) Corporation Announces The Issuance of a New Embedded DRAM Patent
September 15 2006 - 7:03PM
PR Newswire (US)
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NeoMagic
Corporation (NASDAQ:NMGC) announced that the United States Patent
and Trademark Office (the USPTO) has issued a patent to the Company
that covers a number of important aspects of embedded dynamic
random-access-memory (DRAM) technology and on-chip semiconductor
memories. Specifically, the USPTO granted NeoMagic United States
Patent No. 7,106,619, which covers the use of specific on-chip
memory structures, circuit configurations and techniques that the
Company believes may be employed by several large semiconductor
manufacturers and system providers around the world in microchips
for such diverse areas as electronic entertainment systems, digital
imaging systems and mobile telecommunications devices. Speaking on
behalf of the Company, Mr. Doug Young, NeoMagic Corporation's
President and Chief Executive Officer, stated "We consider this new
patent to be an especially important addition to NeoMagic's patent
portfolio and one that will be of particular strategic importance
in our increasing efforts to license that patent portfolio over the
months and years ahead." In the early days of the semiconductor
industry, microchips contained mainly logic circuits, analog
circuits or memory. In recent years, the industry has sought to
reduce chip count, package count, power dissipation and cost by
integrating (or "embedding") large amounts of memory into
integrated circuits that also contain large amounts of logic
circuitry, large amounts of analog circuitry or, in some cases,
both. NeoMagic Corporation is regarded by many industry experts to
be the company that pioneered the use of on-chip memories and, in
particular, the use of embedded DRAM technology in semiconductor
microchips, as a result of its ground-breaking use of embedded
DRAMs in the personal computer graphics controller area during the
1990's. Those efforts, which gave rise to what industry sources
today typically consider to be the worldwide semiconductor
industry's first commercially-successful embedded DRAM product, the
NM2070 graphics controller, also established the basis for the
broad intellectual property protection that the USPTO has now
granted to the Company in issuing United States Patent No.
7,106,619. About NeoMagic NeoMagic Corporation delivers
semiconductor chips and software providing mobile solutions that
enable new multimedia features for handheld devices. These
solutions offer low power consumption, small form factor and high
performance processing. The Company demonstrated one of the first
solutions used for H.264 video decoding in a mobile digital TV
phone, and is developing and delivering solutions for audio/video
processing of the dominant mobile digital TV standards, including
ISDB-T, DMB, and DVB-H. For its complete system solution, NeoMagic
delivers a suite of middleware and sample applications for imaging,
video and audio functionality, and provides multiple operating
system ports with customized drivers for the MiMagic product
family. NeoMagic has a patent portfolio of over 20 patents that
cover NeoMagic's proprietary array processing technology, embedded
DRAM and other technology. Information on the Company may be found
on the World Wide Web at http://www.neomagic.com/. This press
release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
including the Company's ongoing patent licensing efforts. These
forward- looking statements reflect current expectations. However,
actual events and results could vary significantly based on a
variety of factors. Our patent licensing activities involve various
risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation,
uncertainties as to the willingness of other companies to pay
significant fees to license our intellectual property, the length
and uncertain outcome of licensing negotiations, the possibility
that litigation may be required to enforce patents, and the risks
and costs inherent in any patent litigation. Additional risks that
could affect the Company's future operating results are more fully
described in the Company's most recent annual report, its most
recent quarterly report and other filings with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and are available online
at http://www.sec.gov/. NeoMagic may, from time to time, make
additional written or oral forward-looking statements, including
statements contained in filings with the SEC and reports to
shareholders. NeoMagic does not undertake the obligation to update
any forward-looking statements that may be made by or on behalf of
the Company, except as may be required by law. NOTE: NeoMagic, and
the NeoMagic circle logo are registered trademarks, and MiMagic is
a trademark, of NeoMagic Corporation. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners. NeoMagic disclaims any
proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. (Logo:
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CONTACT: Scott Sullinger, Chief Financial Officer of NeoMagic
Corporation, +1-408-486-3879; or Erica Mannion of Sapphire Investor
Relations, LLC, +1-212-766-1800, for NeoMagic Corporation Web site:
http://www.neomagic.com/
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