Rambus licenses LED lighting patents to GE Lighting

Jul 2, 12:15

To accelerate LED product development, Rambus and GE Lighting, a unit of the General Electric, have signed a broad licensing agreement for the use of Rambus' patented lighting technologies,...

New licensing contracts between Philips and CMC, Ritek effective for only 3 years

Jan 7, 12:25

The new licensing contracts that Philips signed with Taiwan's two largest optical disc makers - CMC Magnetics and Ritek - will only remain in effect for three years instead of 10...

MediaTek expects to complete license agreement with Microsoft by year-end, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 24, 16:13

MediaTek said it is still in talks with Microsoft regarding smartphone platform licensing and expects to sign an agreement by the end of 2009, according to a Chinese-language United...

Taiwan-based Chinesegamer licenses game to China operator

Nov 4, 16:59

Taiwan-based Chinesegamer International has announced the licensing of its Chinese Hero Online 3D game to Sohu.com ChangYou for the China market.

Vizio licenses digital TV patent portfolio to Sony

Oct 29, 15:35

US-based LCD TV vendor Vizio has announced that Sony has become a licensee under Vizio's patent portfolio.

MIPS licenses processor to Novatek

Oct 27, 14:43

MIPS Technologies has announced that Taiwan-based LCD driver IC designer Novatek Microelectronics has licensed the MIPS32 24KEc processor core to power advanced chip designs for a...

CSMC inks licensing deal with IBM for 0.18-micron RF CMOS process

Oct 21, 15:57

CSMC Technologies, a China-based specialty foundry provider, has signed an agreement with IBM to license its proprietary 0.18-micron radio frequency (RF) CMOS process. The process...

Epistar and Lynk Labs sign equity investment and licensing agreement

Oct 14, 10:31

Epistar, a Taiwan-based LED epiwafer and chipmaker, has entered into a strategic equity investment and license agreement with Lynk Labs, a supplier of AC LED device, light engine...

Qimonda sets up IP licensing group

Oct 13, 15:46

Qimonda has announced the establishment of Qimonda Licensing, a company responsible for the licensing and exploitation of its worldwide patent portfolio. The IP licensing company...

Asustek and IBM settle patent infringement dispute through cross licensing agreement

Oct 8, 01:00

Taiwan-based Asustek Computer and IBM have announced they have agreed on mutual licensing of their patents to enhance cooperation.

Winbond seeking to enter licensing agreement with Qimonda for graphics DRAM

Aug 4, 16:50

Winbond Electronics announced on August 4 that its board of directors has approved a proposal to enter a product transfer and technology licensing agreement with Qimonda for licensing...

MediaTek expected to obtain licenses from Qualcomm, Microsoft in 3Q09

Newswatch - Jul 22, 10:07

MediaTek is expected to sign licensing agreements with Qualcomm and Microsoft for WCDMA applications and smartphones respectively by the end of third-quarter 2009, according to a...

Stantum and Sitronix team up for multi-touch solutions

Jun 30, 10:36

France-based multi-touch technology company Stantum and Taiwan-based LCD driver IC designer Sitronix Technology have announced a partnership to provide voltage matrix multi-touch...

Smart licenses patented touch technology to Pixart

Jun 8, 11:06

Smart Technologies has licensed its patented DViT (Digital Vision Touch) technology and related know-how to Taiwan-based Pixart Imaging. Pixart has been working with a major Asian...

Qualcomm and Broadcom settle patent dispute

Apr 28, 10:10

Qualcomm and Broadcom have announced that they have entered into a settlement and multi-year patent agreement. The agreement will result in the dismissal with prejudice of all litigation...

UMC and LSI settle patent dispute, reach licensing agreement

Stockwatch - Apr 8, 10:12

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has announced it has ended a patent dispute with chip and storage device designer LSI, and entered into a licensing deal that will be valid...

Taiwan-based Game Flier obtains license for So-net developed web game

Mar 20, 17:03

Game Flier International, an operator of online games in Taiwan, on March 19 announced it has signed with Japan-based Gamepot Incorporated for rights to operate Livly Island, a web...

Tessera licenses micro-PILR technology to Taiwan-based Kinsus

Feb 12, 16:23

Tessera Technologies has announced that Taiwan IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology has licensed Tessera's micro-PILR interconnect platform, which reduces semiconductor...

Philips accuses Taiwan optical disc maker Lead Data of royalty underpayment

Stockwatch - Dec 26, 10:33

Royal Philips Electronics on December 16 charges filed with Taiwan's Intellectual Property Court against Lead Data, a Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs and a licensee of Philips...

Qualcomm and China-based Tianyu sign 3G subscriber unit and modem card/module license agreement

Dec 24, 14:07

Qualcomm and China handset maker Beijing Tianyu Communications Equipment have entered into a subscriber unit and modem card/module license agreement (including PCB assemblies). Under...

CMC, Ritek obtain new CD-R, DVD+R/-R licensing from Philips

Dec 5, 17:15

CMC Magnetics and Ritek have reached a consensus with Royal Philips Electronics about new licensing terms for Philips' CD-R and DVD+R/-R patents. A new contracts are to be signed...

Formosa to implement technology to increase brightness of high-power LEDs

Oct 15, 17:05

After licensing technology from a US-based vendor for increasing the brightness of high-powered LEDs, Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy is said to be expecting new manufacturing...

Fujitsu and Nanya sign licensing agreement to settle DRAM patent dispute

Sep 2, 15:53

Fujitsu Microelectronics and Nanya Technology have announced that they have signed a patent license agreement containing licensing terms with financial arrangements to resolve patent...

Taiwan court orders Princo to pay Philips for CD-R licensing

Aug 18, 15:53

A local court in Taiwan, on August 15, announced its judgment that Princo, a Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, must pay Royal Philips Electronics a total of 2.354 billion...