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Osram grants license to Samsung Electro-Mechanics

Osram GmbH, Munich, and Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd., Korea, recently signed a patent license contract. Osram has granted Samsung Electro-Mechanics a royalty bearing license to manufacture and sell white LEDs with conversion technology, for which Osram holds patents. Typical applications include backlighting for mobile phone.

Conversion technology for LEDs was developed by the Osram Opto Semiconductors subsidiary. It enables white LEDs to be produced using blue emitting InGaN (Indium Gallium Nitride) based chips and a suitable fluorescent converter.

"Over the years, we have built up a very strong position and have a good deal of intellectual property at our disposal" explains Dr. Rüdiger Mueller, CEO of Osram Opto Semiconductors. The company had signed patent contracts with Nichia ,Rohm and Everlight and now for the first time has entered into a contract with a company from Korea.

About Osram
Osram is one of the two largest lighting manufacturers in the world. The Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH subsidiary in Regensburg offers its customers a range of solutions based on semiconductor technology for lighting, sensor and visualisation applications. The company operates facilities in Regensburg (Germany), San José (USA) and Penang (Malaysia). In the 2003 fiscal year (ending in September) around 3.300 employees produced sales totaling EURO 392 million. Further information is available at www.osram-os.com.

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