Thursday, January 21, 2010

Applied Materials, Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment announce settlement

SANTA CLARA, USA: Applied Materials Inc. and Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. today jointly announced that they have settled all litigation between the respective companies and that all outstanding disputes have been resolved.

Among other things, there was a dispute over the ownership of certain patent families filed by AMEC. In the settlement the parties agreed that those patent families will be jointly owned. AMEC also made a payment to Applied Materials of an undisclosed amount, and in light of that, the parties agreed to collaborate on projects in the future.

Applied Materials is the global leader in Nanomanufacturing Technology solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panel displays, solar photovoltaic cells, flexible electronics and energy efficient glass.

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