Pendrell Enters into Memory Technologies Agreement with SK hynix
January 09 2015 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Pendrell Corporation (NASDAQ:PCO)(“Pendrell”) today announced
that it has entered into a patent license agreement with SK hynix
Inc. (“SK hynix”) covering embedded MultimediaCard (eMMC) memory
technologies. This license agreement enables SK hynix to use both
the standards essential and implementation technologies invented by
Pendrell’s team. The licensed intellectual property (IP) portfolio
includes more than 145 patents and patents pending. Additional
terms of the agreement are not being disclosed.
“We are pleased to enter into this agreement with SK hynix,”
commented Mario Obeidat, vice president of licensing for Pendrell.
“This represents the third licensing agreement we have completed
since Pendrell acquired the portfolio in 2013. The pace at which we
have concluded these licenses reflects the foundational nature of
our technologies, our leadership in the development of breakthrough
next-generation memory solutions, and our commitment to entering
into licenses on a reasonable and non-discriminatory basis. This
agreement allows SK hynix to focus on its development of
cutting-edge mobile memory technologies for its customers
worldwide.”
ABOUT SK hynix Inc.
SK hynix Inc., headquartered in Korea, is the world’s top tier
semiconductor supplier offering Dynamic Random Access Memory chips
(“DRAM”), Flash memory chips ("NAND Flash") and CMOS
Image Sensors ("CIS") for a wide range of distinguished customers
globally. The Company’s shares are traded on the Korea Exchange,
and the Global Depository shares are listed on the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange. Further information about SK hynix is available at
www.skhynix.com.
ABOUT PENDRELL
Pendrell Corporation (NASDAQ:PCO) is a fully integrated (IP)
investment, advisory services and asset management firm. The
company invests in, acquires and develops businesses with unique
technologies that are often protected by IP rights and that present
the opportunity to address large, global markets.
In 2013, Pendrell and Nokia Corporation entered into a
collaborative effort to continue more than fifteen years of
innovative research and development in memory solutions begun by
Nokia. Pendrell’s memory technology portfolio now holds more than
145 patents worldwide, 81 of which were declared by Nokia to be
standards essential. Pendrell’s Helsinki Memory Technologies
subsidiary is on the forefront of developing leading edge memory
solutions, with 29 new patents issued and 40 new patent
applications since 2013. These solutions are targeted to meet the
increasing demand for higher memory capacity, cost efficiency, ease
of implementation and suitability for applications across a wide
range of consumer electronics devices. For more information, visit
helsinkimemorytech.com.
For more information on Pendrell, visit Pendrell.com.
Pendrell CorporationLaurie Blain,
425-278-7140laurie.blain@pendrell.com
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