Power Management Patent Granted to O2Micro(R)
January 03 2006 - 5:01PM
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,
was granted 18 claims under United States patent number 6,977,482
for its Selector Circuit for Power Management in Multiple Battery
Systems; issued December 20, 2005. This technology allows
integration of the battery charger and selector circuits to reduce
PCB area and component cost in portable electronic devices with
multiple batteries. Portable electronic devices include notebook
computer, cell phone, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), PMP
(Portable Media Player) and MP3 player applications. Alex Hartular,
vice president of O2Micro's Intelligent Power business unit,
stated, "This innovation simplifies the power management system,
lowers system cost and enhances power supply safety and battery
life." 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 3,348 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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