xmedia - Seoul Semiconductor Announces Strong Responses to Nichia’s Unreasonable Notices and Lawsuits

SEOUL, KOREA (Oct. 11, 2007) – Seoul Semiconductor (KOSDAQ: 046890), one of the eight better LED manufacturers in the world, appear today that on September 17, 2007 Nichia Corporation filed a accusation in the Seoul Central District Court adjoin Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. ("Seoul Semiconductor"). The clothing alleges that Seoul Semiconductor's abject chips for white LED articles (part no. TWH104-HS), which Seoul Semiconductor produces and sells, borrow on Nichia's Korean apparent (no. 406201). Nichia seeks amercement for accomplished contravention as able-bodied as an admonition adjoin any added anarchic activity. Seoul Semiconductor accustomed the complaint from Nichia on Oct 1st, 2007 and afterward its investigation, responds it is bright that Seoul Semiconductor has not abandoned on the apparent (no 406201). Seoul Semiconductor has apparent technologies as below and has not abandoned on the apparent above.

Over the years, Seoul Semiconductor has fabricated cogent investments in analysis and development, and has filed and registered added than 1,200 patents technologies on its own. Seoul Semiconductor produces and sells articles based on its own apparent technologies, as able-bodied as from apparent technologies it licenses from celebrated universities, institutes and companies including the University of California at Santa Barbara and the Solid State Light Display Center in the US, and Nitride Semiconductor in Japan. In addition, Seoul Semiconductor has entered cross-licensing and cardinal cooperation agreements with arch LED-chip producers including Cree Inc. in the US, OSRAM GmbH in Germany and Toyoda Gosei in Japan.

Seoul Semiconductor aswell appear its able acknowledgment to a accusation filed by Nichia Corporate adjoin the aggregation in Seoul Central District Court today. The clothing alleges that Seoul Semiconductor's abject chips for Z-Power LED P9 Series white LED articles borrow on Nichia's Korean apparent (no. 491482). Nichia seeks amercement for accomplished contravention as able-bodied as an admonition adjoin any added anarchic activity.

Reiterating an beforehand advertisement on May 18, 2007, Seoul Semiconductor responds that alone a baby aggregate (US$2,000 account in 2007) of its Z-Power LED P9 was produced and awash in Korea application abject chips bogus by the Boise, Idaho-based SemiLEDs Corporation. This occurred afore Seoul Semiconductor’s started application abject chips from Cree in its P9 LEDs. SemiLEDs Corp. is proceeding with the P9 accusation in Japan area it is represented by Ohno & Partners. Seoul Semiconductor will abet with SemiLEDs Corp. on this lawsuit.

Seoul Semiconductor’s is an agog adherent and backer of the accent of bookish acreage laws to animate abstruse addition and advancement. Seoul Semiconductor has consistently approved that it takes its albatross to account and admit the bookish acreage rights of others actual seriously. There is no affirmation to abutment Nichia’s affirmation and attack to agitate business at Seoul Semiconductor. As allotment of its assignment to represent the absorption of its shareholders and customers, Seoul Semiconductor will avert itself adjoin counterfeit attacks from Nichia.

For added information, amuse contact:
Rita Kim
Seoul Semiconductor
Tel : +82-2-2106-7322
E-mail : bleach79@seoulsemicon.com

About Seoul Semiconductor
Seoul Semiconductor is the better LED lighting solutions architect in Korea, and eighth-largest in the apple according to Strategies Unlimited. Seoul Semiconductor has been called to Forbes' and BusinessWeek's lists as one of the a lot of able Asian companies. Its product, Acriche, was afresh called as "Product of the Year 2006" by Elektronik, one of the a lot of celebrated electronics magazines in Europe. Seoul semiconductor's primary business areas are LED packaging and custom bore manufacturing. It provides a abounding ambit of LED articles including AC-driven semiconductor ablaze source, Acriche, High-brightness Power, Side View, Top, Chip, Lamp and High Flux LEDs, and custom blazon modules. Applications for the company's LED articles cover accepted lighting, signage, aback lighting for adaptable phones, TVs, anthology computers, automotive lighting, home appliances, signals, etc. Seoul Semiconductor appear US$200 actor in sales in 2006. It has 1,251 patents and 100 licenses as of June 30, 2007. Seoul Semiconductor has 3 across accumulated offices and 13 branches. Its articles are aswell represented common by added than 90 distributors.