Ad-hoc | 1 August 2006 21:58
Infineon Technologies, Qimonda and Tessera Conclude Licensing Agreement and Settle All Existing Claims
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Infineon Technologies, Qimonda and Tessera Conclude Licensing Agreement and
Settle All Existing Claims
Munich, Germany – August 1, 2006 – Infineon Technologies AG (FSE/NYSE: IFX)
and its subsidiary Qimonda AG today announced the conclusion of license
agreements with Tessera Inc., San Jose, USA. Infineon, Qimonda and Tessera
have also agreed to set-tle all outstanding litigation between them.
Under the terms of the license agreement, Infineon and Qimonda are granted
a license to use a portfolio of Tessera patents relating to packaging for
integrated circuits.
Infineon and Qimonda will pay Tessera one-time license fees of US-Dollar 10
million and US-Dollar 40 million, respectively, during the fourth quarter
of the 2006 financial year. In addition, Infineon and Qimonda will pay
royalties over a six year period based on the volume of products sold. The
combined royalties for Infineon and Qimonda are expected to amount to
approximately US-Dollar 20 million to US-Dollar 30 million in the 2007
financial year. In the remaining years in which the royalty is payable, it
will in-crease or decrease in proportion with the volume of products sold.
A predominant por-tion of the royalties payable to Tessera is expected to
be borne by Qimonda.
The license agreement will be effective until May 2012, unless Infineon and
Qimonda elect to extend the agreement for additional five years. In case of
an extension, royalties will be reduced to 50 percent of the current
royalty rates.
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Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News:
ABOUT INFINEON
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany, offers semiconductor and system
solutions for automotive, industrial and multimarket sectors, for
applications in communication, as well as memory products through its
subsidiary Qimonda. With
a global presence, Infineon operates through its subsidiaries in the US
from San Jose, CA, in the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore and in Japan
from Tokyo. In fiscal year 2005 (ending September), the company achieved
sales of Euro 6.76 billion with about 36,400 employees worldwide. Infineon
is listed on the DAX index
of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker
symbol: IFX). Further information is available at www.infineon.com. Further
information on Qimonda is available at www.qimonda.com .
Contact:
Investor Relations, Tel.: +49 89 234-26655, Fax: +49 89 234-9552987
(c)DGAP 01.08.2006
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Language: English
Issuer: Infineon Technologies AG
Am Campeon 1-12
85579 Neubiberg/München Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)89 234-26655
Fax: +49 (0)89 234-955 2987
E-mail: investor.relations@infineon.com
WWW: www.infineon.com
ISIN: DE0006231004
WKN: 623100
Indices: DAX
Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in
Berlin-Bremen, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart; Foreign Exchange(s) NYSE
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