WiLAN Acquires Qimonda Patent Portfolio from Infineon

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WiLAN (WILN), Samsung Enter Multi-Year Licensing Agreement Tied to Qimonda Patent Portfolio

WiLAN (NASDAQ: WILN) announced that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. ("Samsung") and WiLAN's wholly-owned subsidiary, Polaris Innovations Limited ("Polaris"), have signed a multi-year license agreement related to the Qimonda patent portfolio acquired by WiLAN from Infineon Technologies AG ("Infineon").

"We are pleased to have signed our first license to the Qimonda portfolio," said Jim Skippen, President & CEO, WiLAN. "The agreement with Samsung provides a promising start to this... More

WiLAN (WILN) Announces Majority Acquisition of Qimonda AG's Patent Portfolio

WiLAN (NASDAQ: WILN) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Polaris Innovations Limited ("Polaris"), has acquired, from Infineon Technologies AG ("Infineon"), the vast majority of Qimonda AG's ("Qimonda") patent portfolio.

The portfolio, of over 7,000 patents and applications, includes technologies related to DRAMs, FLASH memories, semiconductor processes, semiconductor manufacturing, lithography, packaging, semiconductor circuitry and memory interfaces. The portfolio has broad relevance to many semiconductor products. The issued patents in the portfolio have an average remaining life of over 8 years. The portfolio includes approximately 5,000 US patents and applications.

The patented... More