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2007
12/13/07	UK Patent Issued for O₂Micro's VPN Firewall Upgrade System O₂Micro was issued 17 claims under Great Britain (GB) patent number 2,425,627 for its Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) IC upgrade system in VPN Firewall solutions.
11/12/07	O₂Micro Issued Patent for Audio CD Player O₂Micro was issued 9 claims under United States patent number 7,243,168 for its Low-Power Audio CD Player invention for portable computers; a continuation of the invention issued March 2004 under United States patent number 6,711,631.
11/06/07	Microsemi and O₂Micro Settle Litigation
10/10/07	EEFL Protection System Architecture Patent Granted to O₂Micro O₂Micro was issued 13 claims under United States patent number 7,248,240 for its External Electrode Fluorescent Lamp (EEFL) System.
10/04/07	O₂Micro Announces Settlement with Hon Hai and Ampower
09/19/07	O₂Micro Issued DC/DC Controller Patent Continuation O₂Micro was issued 15 claims under United States patent number 7,242,598 for its Direct Current-to-Direct Current (DC/DC) Converter with improved transient response; a continuation of the invention issued April 2006 under United States patent number 7,031,174.
09/17/07	O₂Micro Granted Patent for New LDO Voltage Regulator Architecture O₂Micro was issued issued 26 claims under United States patent number 7,218,083 for its Low Drop-Out (LDO) Voltage Regulator architecture with enhanced frequency compensation.
08/15/07	O₂Micro Announces $2.3 Million Award in BiTEK Case
07/23/07	O₂Micro Receives Patent for CCFL Power Driving Techniques O₂Micro was issued issued 12 claims under United States patent number 7,236,020 for its Pulse Translation Power Driving Techniques in both full and half bridge inverter applications.
07/18/07	Inverter Controller Patent Issued to O₂Micro O₂Micro was issued issued 19 claims under United States patent number 7,233,117 for its Inverter Controller with Feed-forward Compensation invention.
07/17/07	O₂Micro Receives Patent for DC/DC Controller Architecture O₂Micro was issued issued 15 claims under United States patent number 7,203,048 for its Direct Current-to-Direct Current (DC/DC) Controller with In-rush Current Protection invention.
07/10/07	Appellate Court Denies BiTEK Motion to Stay O₂Micro Injunction
07/09/07	Battery Charging Patent Issued to O₂Micro O₂Micro was issued issued 16 claims under United States patent number 7,202,634 for its high accuracy Voltage Mode Battery Charging invention; a continuation of the invention issued March 2005 under United States patent number 6,861,823.
07/03/07	O₂Micro Announces Settlement with Sony
06/20/07	O₂Micro Receives Patent for LCD Systems O₂Micro was issued issued 23 claims under United States patent number 7,200,017 for its Phase-on-demand™ invention; a continuation of the invention issued August 2004 under patent number 6,778,415.
06/19/07	O₂Micro's Battery Gauge Invention O₂Micro was issued issued 20 claims under United States patent number 7,196,652 for its precision Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) Battery Gauge invention; a continuation of the invention issued June 2004 under United States patent number 6,744,394.
06/14/07	O₂Micro Issued Patent for LCD TV/LCD Monitor System O₂Micro was issued issued 20 claims under United States patent number 7,190,123 for its DC/AC Converter circuit architecture; a continuation of the invention issued August 2004 under patent number 6,781,325.
06/13/07	O₂Micro Granted Patent for Digital Pulse Width Modulator (PWM) Generator O₂Micro was issued issued 7 claims under United States patent number 7,184,480 for its Digital Pulse Width Modulator (PWM) Generator.
06/06/07	O₂Micro Granted Patent for DC/DC Converter Architecture O₂Micro was issued issued 19 claims under United States patent number 7,196,499 for its Direct Current-to-Direct Current (DC/DC) Converter power management architecture.
06/04/07	O₂Micro Receives PC Controller Patent O₂Micro was issued issued 4 claims under United States patent number 7,191,270 for its integrated PC controller; a continuation of the invention issued October 2004 under patent number 6,807,597.
05/24/07	Battery IC Architecture Patent Granted to O₂Micro O₂Micro was issued 15 claims under United States patent number 7,180,268 for its Battery Charging Integrated Circuits (IC) architecture.
05/16/07	O₂Micro Plans To Appeal Jury Verdict In Patent Trial Against MPS
04/23/07	O₂Micro Issued Patent for Low Dropout Voltage Regulator Architecture O₂Micro was issued 15 claims under United States patent number 7,173,402 for its Low Dropout Voltage Regulator (LDO) architecture.
04/16/07	O₂Micro Receives Battery Gauge Patent O₂Micro was issued 13 claims under United States patent number 7,161,520 for its high precision Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) gauge; a continuation of the invention issued June 2004 under United States patent number 6,744,394.
04/11/07	O₂Micro Trade Secret Judgment Affirmed By Appeals Court
04/05/07	O₂Micro Announces Settlement with Samsung
03/26/07	O₂Micro Obtains Injunction and Judgment Against BiTek, SPI, FSP Group and lien Chang
02/21/07	O₂Micro Issued Patent for Inverter Driving Circuits and Techniques O₂Micro was issued 3 claims under United States patent number 7,151,394 for its Phase Shifting and PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) Driving circuits and methods.
02/20/07	O₂Micro Granted Dual Mode Smart Card Controller Patent O₂Micro was issued 18 claims under United States patent number 7,150,397 for its Dual Mode Controller for ISO7816 and USB enabled Smart Cards; a continuation of the invention issued July 2005 under United States patent number 6,913,196.
02/12/07	O₂Micro's 722 Patent Case Against MPS Will Head to Trial for Injunction
01/29/07	PC Auxiliary Clock System Patent Granted to O₂Micro O₂Micro was issued 28 claims under United States patent number 7,137,023 for its Auxiliary Alarm Clock System for the PC.
01/25/07	Low-Power Audio CD Player Patent Granted to O₂Micro O₂Micro was issued 10 claims under United States patent number 7,130,930 for its Low-Power Audio CD Player invention; a continuation of the invention issued June 2005 under United States patent number 6,895,448.
01/08/07	EEFL System Architecture Patent Granted to O₂Micro O₂Micro was issued 33 claims under United States patent number 7,126,289 for its External Electrode Fluorescent Lamp (EEFL) System Protection architecture.
2006
12/18/06	O₂Micro Receives Patent for Advanced Power Management In A PCI Host Controller O₂Micro was issued 30 claims under United States patent number 7,120,807 for its PCI Host Controller with Advanced Power Management Reset invention.
12/14/06	O₂Micro Granted Key Inverter Patent O₂Micro was issued 10 claims under United States patent number 7,120,035 for its Inverter Controller invention.
11/17/06	Appeals Court Affirms Status of O₂Micro Lawsuit
11/14/06	Strategic Power Tool Patent Issued to O₂Micro O₂Micro was issued 18 claims under United States patent number 7,119,516 for its Cordless Power Tool Identification circuitry.
10/24/06	O₂Micro Enhances Core Power Management Patent Portfolio O₂Micro was issued 16 claims under United States patent number 7,112,943 for its Enabling Circuit for avoiding Negative Voltage Transients; a continuation of the invention issued June 2005 under United States patent number 6,906,497.
10/19/06	O₂Micro Granted Significant Patent for Inverter IC Brightness Architecture O₂Micro was granted 5 claims under United States patent number 7,095,392 for its Inverter Controller Automatic Brightness Adjustment architecture.
10/11/06	O₂Micro Granted Patent for Next Generation PC Card IC Architecture O₂Micro was issued 5 claims under United States patent number 7,096,298 for its Reduced PC Card Controller architecture.
10/09/06	O₂Micro Receives Major DC Power Source Patent O₂Micro was granted 19 claims under United States patent number 7,095,217 for its Variable Output Direct Current (DC) Power Source control invention.
10/02/06	Taiwan High Court Affirms District Court Judgment in Favor of O₂Micro Against Asus
09/18/06	Key Power Management Patent Continuation Granted to O₂Micro O₂Micro was granted 17 claims under United States patent number 7,088,076 for its Power Management for Battery Powered Appliances invention; a continuation of the invention issued May 2004 under United States patent number 6,741,066.
09/13/06	Significant Battery Gauge Patent Granted To O₂Micro O₂Micro was issued 14 claims under United States patent number 7,081,737 for its Battery Cell Monitoring and Balancing circuit.
09/06/06	O₂Micro Issued Smart Card System and IC Controller Patent O₂Micro was issued 12 claims under United States patent number 7,076,589 for its Smart Card System and IC Controller invention; a division of the invention issued October 2004 under United States patent number 6,807,597.
08/23/06	ICSA Labs Grants Firewall Certification to O₂Micro SifoWorks
08/16/06	O₂Micro Granted Continuation for LCD Panel Power Supply Invention O₂Micro was granted 34 claims under United States patent number 7,075,245 for its liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Panel Power Supply Architecture; a continuation of the invention issued August 2005 under United States patent number 6,936,975.
08/16/06	Key Reader System Patent Continuation Issued to O₂Micro O₂Micro was issued 14 claims under United States patent number 7,065,591 for its reconfigurable Flash Media Reader system; a continuation of the invention issued August 2004 under United States patent number 6,779,059.
08/15/06	O₂Micro Receives Patent Continuation for Battery Charging Invention O₂Micro was granted 15 claims under United States patent number 7,064,521 for its high accuracy Voltage Mode Battery Charging invention; a continuation of the invention issued March 2005 under United States patent number 6,861,823.
08/11/06	O₂Micro Granted Inverter Patent for LCD Power Supply O₂Micro was issued 9 claims under United States patent number 7,057,611 for its Integrated Power Supply for LCD panel invention.
06/20/06	O₂Micro Succendo Receives ICSA Labs Certification O₂Micro today announced its Succendo 2000 Version 3.0.1 has met all requirements for ICSA Labs SSL-TLS (VPN) 2.0 testing.
06/14/06	DC/DC Controller Patent Continuation Issued to O₂Micro O₂Micro was issued 19 claims under United States patent number 7,031,174 for its Direct Current-to-Direct Current (DC/DC) Converter with improved transient response; a continuation of the invention issued January 2004 under United States patent number 6,678,178.
06/12/06	O₂Micro Granted Key Inverter Patent in Japan O₂Micro was issued 68 claims under Japan patent number 3,758,165 for its Phase Array invention.
05/18/06	O₂Micro Granted CCFL/EEFL Inverter Patent O₂Micro was issued 18 claims under United States patent number 7,026,860 for its Compensated Self-Biasing Current Generator topology.
05/16/06	O₂Micro Obtains Patent Jury Verdict
05/15/06	O₂Micro Granted Significant Power Converter Patent O₂Micro was issued 14 claims under United States patent number 7,023,709 for its Power Converter design.
05/09/06	O₂Micro Granted US Power Management Patent Continuation O₂Micro was issued 14 claims under United States patent number 7,009,364 for its Selector Circuit for Power Management in multiple battery systems; a continuation of the invention issued April 2005 under United States patent number 6,879,134.
04/12/06	O₂Micro Announces Court Enters Judgment Against Taiwan Sumida and Grants Injunction Against MPS-Based Inverter Modules
04/11/06	O₂Micro Granted Continuation of DC/DC Controller Patent O₂Micro was issued 21 claims under United States patent number 7,002,817 for its Direct Current-to-Direct Current (DC/DC) Controller with improved transient response; a continuation of the invention issued November 2004 under United States patent number 6,813,173.
04/05/06	O₂Micro Granted Pre-boot Authentication Patent in US O₂Micro was granted 62 claims under United States patent number 7,000,249 for its Pre-boot Authentication system.
03/27/06	O₂Micro Receives Key UK Patent for VPN Firewall System O₂Micro was issued 12 claims under GB (Great Britain) patent number 2,407,464 for its VPN Firewall Integrated System.
03/23/06	O₂Micro Granted Patent for Battery Charger Architecture O₂Micro was granted 14 claims under United States patent number 6,989,981 for its Battery Charger architecture.
03/07/06	Major LCD TV and Monitor Systems Patent Continuation Granted to O₂Micro O₂Micro was granted 11 claims under United States patent number 6,999,328 for its Phase-on-demand™ invention.
02/27/06	O₂Micro International Announces Proposed listing on SEHK
02/09/06	O₂Micro Granted Significant Phase Array Inverter Patent in Korea O₂Micro was granted 78 claims under Korea patent number 0537534 for its Phase Array invention.
01/31/06	SuperDJ^® Patent Granted to O₂Micro O₂Micro received 19 claims under United States patent number 6,968,468 for its SuperDJ product.
01/26/06	O₂Micro Receives Audio Controller Patent in Japan O₂Micro received 18 claims under Japan patent number 3,742,835 for its Audio Controller invention.
01/23/06	O₂Micro SifoWorks M520 Receives ICSA Labs IPSec Certification
01/17/06	O₂Micro Granted Smart Card Patent O₂Micro was granted 16 claims under United States patent number 6,978,335 for its Smart Card Virtual Hub invention.
01/05/06	O₂Micro Announces Repurchase of Shares in Q4
01/03/06	Power Management Patent Granted to O₂Micro O₂Micro 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.
2005
12/27/05	Significant Power Management Patent Granted to O₂Micro O₂Micro was granted 37 claims under United States patent number 6,965,221 for its Direct Current to Direct Current (DC/DC) converter Controller.
12/20/05	O₂Micro Announces Announces Postponement of Offering O₂Micro today announced it postponed the implementation of its offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
11/25/05	O₂Micro Announces Depositary Receipt Program O₂Micro announced today the implementation of its American depositary receipt program effective November 28, 2005.
11/17/05	O₂Micro Wins Patent Infringement Trial Against MPS Based Products Manufactured By Taiwan Sumida O₂Micro announced today that the jury in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Texas returned a verdict favorable to O₂Micro.
11/16/05	O₂Micro Granted Audio Controller Patent Continuation O₂Micro was granted 21 claims under United States patent number 6,954,804 for its Audio Controller invention; a continuation of United States patent number 6,675,233 issued January 2004.
11/14/05	O₂Micro Announces Results of Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders O₂Micro today announced that its shareholders approved all matters proposed by the company's board of directors at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on November 14, 2005.
11/11/05	O₂Micro's Trade Secret Judgment and Patent Invalidation Entered Against MPS O₂Micro announced today that judgment has been entered in its lawsuit against Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. ("MPS") in the United States District Court in Oakland, California, following trial in June and July of this year.
10/31/05	Power Management Patent Continuation Granted to O₂Micro O₂Micro was granted 13 claims under United States patent number 6,949,912 for its Enabling Circuit to avoid Negative Voltage Transients; a continuation of United States patent number 6,756,769 issued June 2004.
10/27/05	O₂Micro Granted Key Patent for System to Offload Converter/Controller-Specific Tasks O₂Micro received 45 claims under United States patent number 6,941,405 for its System and Method for Offloading Converter/Controller-specific tasks to a system microprocessor.
10/21/05	O₂Micro Announces New IC Test Center in China O₂Micro today announced its plans to establish an integrated circuit (IC) test facility to perform final electrical and wafer level electrical testing for its analog and mixed signal products.
10/17/05	O₂Micro Files Registration Statement for Proposed Public Offering of Its Ordinary Shares O₂Micro today announced that it filed a registration statement on Form F-3 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for a public offering of a maximum of $115 million of the company's ordinary shares, all of which are being offered by the company.
10/13/05	O₂Micro Granted Significant CardBus Controller Patent in Japan O₂Micro was granted 22 claims under Japan patent number 3,667,199 for its SmartCardSensing^® Card Detection Circuit.
10/11/05	O₂Micro Receives UK Patent for Pre-boot Authentication Invention O₂Micro was granted 60 claims under GB (Great Britain) patent number 2,391,983 for its Pre-boot Authentication system.
09/28/05	O₂Micro Receives Patent for LCD Panel Power Supply Architecture O₂Micro was granted 6 claims under United States patent number 6,936,975 for its LCD (liquid Crystal Display) Panel Power Supply Architecture.
09/27/05	O₂Micro Granted Patent and Continuation for Level Shifting Amplifier Invention O₂Micro was granted 28 claims under United States patent number 6,924,667 and 17 claims under United States patent number 6,930,515 for the continuation of its Level Shifting Amplifier Circuits.
08/22/05	O₂Micro Granted Patent for Dual Mode Smart Card Controller O₂Micro was granted 24 claims under United States patent number 6,913,196 for its Dual Mode Controller for ISO7816 and USB enabled Smart Cards.
08/18/05	UK Patent Granted for O₂Micro's Reconfigurable Flash Media Reader System O₂Micro was granted 34 claims under GB (Great Britain) patent number 2,383,169 for its Reconfigurable Flash Media Reader System.
08/01/05	Taiwan District Court Dismisses MPS Fair Trade and Defamation Claims Against O₂Micro
08/01/05	O₂Micro Files LCD TV Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Sony and Rohm
07/25/05	Power Management Patent Grant Strengthens O₂Micro's Portfolio O₂Micro received 20 claims under United States patent number 6,906,497 for its Enabling Circuit for avoiding Negative Voltage Transients; a continuation of the invention issued June 2004 under United States patent number 6,756,769.
07/18/05	O₂Micro Wins Trade Secrets Misappropriation, Patent Invalidity and Patent Infringement Trial Against Monolithic Power Systems
07/11/05	O₂Micro Granted Patent for Inverter Controller Architecture O₂Micro received 7 claims under United States patent number 6,900,993 for its Inverter Controller architecture.
07/07/05	O₂Micro Receives Patent for Inverter Circuits' Driving Techniques O₂Micro was granted 4 claims under United States patent number 6,897,698 for its Phase Shifting and PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) Driving circuits and methods.
07/05/05	O₂Micro Issued UK Patent for Power Switch Device O₂Micro was granted 19 claims under GB (Great Britain) patent number 2,398,403 for its Power Switch device for PC Cards.
06/30/05	Continuation Patent for Low-Power Audio CD Player Granted to O₂Micro O₂Micro received 31 claims under United States patent number 6,895,448 for its Low-Power Audio CD Player invention for portable computers; a continuation of the invention issued March 2004 under United States patent number 6,711,631.
06/29/05	O₂Micro Accelerates Vesting of "Underwater" Stock Options O₂Micro today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the full accelerated vesting of approximately 350,000 unvested outstanding employee stock options. Specifically options held by current employees, excluding executive officers, and directors, to purchase O₂Micro ordinary shares with option exercise prices greater than $17.00.
06/21/05	O₂Micro Receives Patent for Charging Circuits With Remote Power Sensing O₂Micro received 14 claims under United States patent number 6,888,338 for its Charging Circuits with Remote Power Sensing Capabilities.
06/20/05	O₂Micro Granted Significant Selector Circuit Patent for Power Management in Multiple Battery Systems O₂Micro was granted 23 claims under United States patent number 6,879,134 for its Selector Circuit for Power Management in multiple battery systems.
06/16/05	O₂Micro Granted Adaptive LCD Power Supply Circuit Patent O₂Micro received 27 claims under United States patent number 6,873,322 for its Adaptive LCD Power Supply Circuit invention.
06/14/05	O₂Micro Granted Central Patent for Power Supply Block Invention O₂Micro was granted 23 claims under United States patent number 6,864,669 for its Power Supply Block with simplified switch configuration invention.
06/14/05	O₂Micro Receives Patent Grant for DC/DC Controller Architecture O₂Micro was granted 17 claims under United States patent number 6,844,710 for its Direct Current-to-Direct Current (DC/DC) Controller architecture.
06/08/05	Taiwan Intellectual Property Office Dismisses Cancellation Actions against O₂Micro's Taiwan Patent
05/03/05	O₂Micro Granted Significant Patent Continuation for Battery Charging Invention O₂Micro was granted 14 claims under United States patent number 6,861,823 for its high accuracy Voltage Mode Battery Charging invention; a continuation of the invention issued August 2003 under United States patent number 6,611,129.
02/22/05	O₂Micro Receives Key Inverter Patent for Royer Raptor Product O₂Micro was granted 7 claims under United States patent number 6,856,519 for its Royer Raptor Inverter controller invention.
01/17/05	O₂Micro Granted Continuation of DC/DC Controller Patent O₂Micro was granted 16 claims under United States patent number 6,813,173 for its Direct Current-to-Direct Current (DC/DC) Controller with improved transient response; a continuation of the invention issued January 2004 under United States patent number 6,678,178.
01/14/05	O₂Micro Granted Patent for Inter-stage Coupling Technology in Multistage Amplifiers O₂Micro was granted 16 claims under United States patent number 6,812,796 for its Inter-stage Coupling technology in Multistage Amplifiers.
01/12/05	O₂Micro Receives Patent for Trans-impedance Amplifier Invention O₂Micro was granted 16 claims under United States patent number 6,812,795 for its Trans-impedance Amplifier invention.
2004
12/21/04	O₂Micro Granted Significant Power Patent for Frequency Compensation Technology O₂Micro was granted 43 claims under United States patent number 6,812,778 for its Frequency Compensation technology.
11/17/04	O₂Micro Granted Inverter Controller Patent O₂Micro was granted 6 claims under United States patent number 6,809,938 for its adaptive Inverter Controller.
11/16/04	O₂Micro Granted Pivotal Patent for DC/AC Power Conversion Circuit O₂Micro received 30 claims under United States patent number 6,804,129 for its high efficiency Adaptive Direct Current-to-Alternating Current (DC/AC) Power Converter circuit.
11/10/04	O₂Micro Granted Smart Card System and IC Controller Patent O₂Micro received 9 claims under United States patent number 6,807,597 for its Smart Card System and IC Controller invention; a continuation of O₂Micro's SmartCardSensing^® patent, issued October 2002 under United States patent number 6,470,284.
10/11/04	O₂Micro Granted Patent for Battery Gauge Invention O₂Micro received 15 claims under United States patent number 6,744,394 for its high precision Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) gauge.
09/27/04	O₂Micro Receives Key Reader System Patent O₂Micro was granted 16 claims under United States patent number 6,779,059 for its reconfigurable Flash Media Reader system.
09/21/04	O₂Micro Files Major Patent Infringement Action against Samsung
09/16/04	O₂Micro Granted European Patent for Pre-boot Security System O₂Micro was granted 18 claims under European patent number 1,001,331 for its Pre-boot Security system.
09/03/04	O₂Micro Receives An Additional Key LCD TV / LCD Monitor System Patent O₂Micro was granted 32 claims under United States patent number 6,781,325 for its DC/AC Converter Circuit.
08/30/04	O₂Micro Receives Two Major LCD TV / LCD Monitor System Patents O₂Micro was granted 22 claims under United States patent number 6,707,264 and 41 claims under United States patent number 6,778,415 for its Phase-on-demand™ invention.
07/07/04	O₂Micro Granted Power Management Patent For Battery Charger Applications O₂Micro was granted 32 claims under United States patent number 6,756,769 for its Enabling Circuit for Avoiding Negative Voltage Transients.
06/10/04	O₂Micro Receives Key Power Management Patent For Battery Powered Appliances O₂Micro was granted 5 claims under United States patent number 6,741,066 for its Power Management For Battery Powered Appliances invention.
06/04/04	O₂Micro Receives Continuation of Industry Leading Patent For Precision Circuit Trimming Method O₂Micro was granted 16 claims under United States patent number 6,720,800 for its Precision Trimming Method, also referred to as DigitalLaserTrim™, for integrated circuits; a continuation of the invention issued October 2002 under United States patent number 6,472,897.
03/02/04	O₂Micro Issued Key CardBus Controller Patent O₂Micro was granted 25 claims under United States patent number 6,675,303 for its CardBus PC Card Controller with Advanced Power Management Reset Capabilities invention.
01/26/04	O₂Micro Granted Audio Controller Patent O₂Micro was granted 31 claims under United States patent number 6,675,233 for its Audio Controller invention.
01/20/04	O₂Micro Receives Continuation of DC/DC Converter Patent O₂Micro was granted 16 claims under United States patent number 6,678,178 for its Direct Current-to-Direct Current (DC/DC) Converter with improved transient response; a continuation of the invention issued October 2002 under United States patent number 6,459,602.
2003
09/10/03	O₂Micro Granted Continuation of Battery Charging IC Architecture Patent O₂Micro was granted 18 claims under United States patent number 6,611,129 for its voltage mode battery charging IC architecture; a continuation of the invention issued December 2002 under United States patent number 6,498,461.
07/23/03	O₂Micro Receives Patent for Fast Transient Charging Invention O₂Micro was granted 32 claims under United States patent number 6,597,153 for its Fast Transient Charging Circuit.
07/01/03	O₂Micro Issued Japan Patent for Key Battery Power Invention O₂Micro was granted 28 claims under Japan patent number 3,428,955 for its Buffer Battery Power Supply System.
06/03/03	O₂Micro Granted Patent for Inverter Lamp Grounding And Leakage Current Detection System O₂Micro was granted 29 claims under United States patent number 6,570,344 for its Inverter Lamp Grounding And Leakage Current Detection System.
05/08/03	O₂Micro Receives Lamp Driving Topology Inverter Patent O₂Micro was granted 34 claims under United States patent number 6,559,606 for its Lamp Driving Topology.
04/07/03	O₂Micro licenses Patented Card Detection Technology to Ricoh O₂Micro announced the grant of a limited, non-exclusive license to Ricoh Company, Ltd. for its Card Detection technology (U.S. Patent Number 6,470,284, Taiwan Patent Number 155,891).
03/17/03	O₂Micro Granted Key Inverter Patent for I-Dimmer Product O₂Micro was granted 11 claims under United States patent number 6,531,831 for its Lamp Heating and Dimming Control IC, I-Dimmer.
03/03/03	O₂Micro Receives Significant Power Management Unit Patent O₂Micro was granted 71 claims under United States patent number 6,507,173 for its single chip power management unit (PMU) apparatus and method.
02/04/03	O₂Micro Receives Patent for Inverter PDA Applications O₂Micro was granted 24 claims under United States patent number 6,515,881 for Inverter operability controlled to reduce electromagnetic interference in Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) applications.
02/03/03	O₂Micro Granted Patent For Isolated DC/DC Converter System O₂Micro was granted 9 claims under United States patent number 6,504,735 for its regulated voltage reducing, high-voltage isolated Direct Current-to-Direct Current (DC/DC) Converter system.
01/23/03	O₂Micro Receives Key Patent For DC/DC Converter IC O₂Micro was granted 23 claims under United States patent number 6,459,602 for its Direct Current-to-Direct Current (DC/DC) Converter IC with improved transient response.
01/10/03	O₂Micro Files Patent Infringement Action O₂Micro has filed a patent infringement complaint in the Eastern District of Texas against Sumida Corporation in Japan and Taiwan Sumida Electronics Incorporated in Taiwan.
01/06/03	O₂Micro Granted Pivotal Phase Array Inverter Patent O₂Micro was granted 56 claims under United States patent number 6,501,234 for its Phase Array invention.
01/02/03	O₂Micro Receives Patent Grant For New Battery Charging IC Architecture O₂Micro was granted 28 claims under United States patent number 6,498,461 for its voltage mode battery charging IC architecture.
2002
12/11/02	O₂Micro Awarded Fabless Semiconductor Association's ‘Outstanding Financial Performance by A Public Company' O₂Micro received the award at the Fabless Semiconductor Association's (FSA) 2002 Awards Dinner Celebration held Thursday, December 5th, at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
11/20/02	O₂Micro Announces the 4-in-1 MemoryCardBus™ Product Family O₂Micro announces high volume production of its patented 4-in-1 MemoryCardBus™ family of products.
11/05/02	O₂Micro Receives Industry Leading Patent For Precision Circuit Trimming Method O₂Micro was granted 16 claims under United States patent number 6,472,897 for its Precision Trimming Method for integrated circuits.
10/22/02	O₂Micro Receives Major U.S. CardBus Controller Patent O₂Micro was granted 9 claims under United States patent number 6,470,284 for its SmartCardSensing^® Card Detection Circuit.
10/08/02	O₂Micro Receives Key CardBus Controller Patent O₂Micro was granted 10 claims under Taiwan patent number 155,891 for its SmartCardSensing^® Card Detection Circuit.
07/29/02	O₂Micro Receives Key Inverter Patents O₂Micro received two significant Inverter patents - one issued in the United States and one in Taiwan.
07/08/02	O₂Micro Introduces Cost-Effective Royer Challenger and Royer Raptor™ Inverter Controller Product line O₂Micro, the industry leader in inverters for large, high-efficiency CCFL LCD monitors, has introduced its Royer Challenger and Royer Raptor™ family of products.
06/03/02	O₂Micro Announces DC/DC Power Converter Support For Upcoming AMD Opteron™ and Eighth-Generation AMD Athlon™ Platforms
05/13/02	O₂Micro Receives Patent Grant For DC/DC Power Converter O₂Micro was granted 28 claims under United States patent number 6,359,796 for its Direct Current-to-Direct Current (DC/DC) Transient Control invention for Converter Power Supplies.
04/08/02	O₂Micro Granted Patent For Launch Key Invention O₂Micro was granted 14 claims under United States patent number 6,349,386 for its Launch Key controller.
04/01/02	O₂Micro Receives EMV Certification For SmartCardBus® Product Family EMVCo awarded O₂Micro EMV Level 1 certification for its patent pending OZ711, SmartCardBus, family of CardBus Controllers.
01/25/02	O₂Micro Granted Significant Patent for Battery Systems Power Management Circuit O₂Micro was granted 30 claims under United States patent number 6,329,796 for its Battery Systems Power Management Circuit.
01/21/02	O₂Micro's OZ773 to be Offered in Select Compaq Presario Desktop PCs O₂Micro announced today that OZ773 will be available in select Compaq Presario Desktop PC configurations beginning in early Spring.
01/11/02	O₂Micro Granted Continuation of Central Power Management Patent O₂Micro has been granted 38 claims under United States patent number 6,326,771 for its Buffer Battery Cell Phone technology.
2001
12/07/01	O₂Micro Awarded Fabless Semiconductor Association's ‘Favorite Fabless Pick' O₂Micro was awarded ‘Favorite Fabless Pick' by Robertson Stephens at the Fabless Semiconductor Association's (FSA) 2001 Awards Dinner Celebration.
12/04/01	O₂Micro Amends MPS Lawsuit to Include Trade Secret Misappropriation
10/23/01	O₂Micro Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
10/09/01	O₂Micro Granted Taiwan Patent 130953 For AudioDJ® In addition to its previous U.S. patent grant, O₂Micro has been issued 42 claims under Taiwan patent number 130953 for AudioDJ®.
09/17/01	O₂Micro Issued Key Battery Power Patent O₂Micro has been granted 21 claims under United States patent number 6,285,161 for its Balanced Battery Cell Charging Circuit.
08/15/01	O₂Micro Introduces The OZ773 ... Enabling An EMV Certified Low Cost Smart Card Reader Solution for Desktop Computers O₂Micro announced today the availability of the OZ773. It adds an industry standard EMV compliant smart card reader to a desktop computer keyboard.
07/11/01	O₂Micro Receives Adaptive Learning Inverter Patent O₂Micro was recently granted a United States patent, with 42 claims, for its Intelligent Inverter family of products.
06/28/01	O₂Micro Issued Battery Power Patent 6,246,215 O₂Micro has been granted 28 claims under United States patent number 6,246,215 for its Buffer Battery Power Supply System.
05/01/01	O₂Micro Issued U.S. Patent 6,226,237 For AudioDJ™ O₂Micro has been granted 42 claims under United States patent number 6,226,237 for its AudioDJ™ product.
04/19/01	O₂Micro Granted Two Power Management Patents O₂Micro has been granted two significant Power Management patents from the United States Patent Office.
03/26/01	O₂Micro International Brings Optimized Charging to Multiple Serial LiIon Batteries O₂Micro International limited announced the development of an IC for optimized charging of multiple serial type LiIon batteries.
01/31/01	O₂Micro International Opens China Facilities O₂Micro International limited announced today the opening of two facilities in China.
2000
11/17/00	O₂Micro and Sci-worx Corporation Team Together to Expand Smart Card Reader Technology to the PC Market O₂Micro announced it has licensed Sci-worx's smart card reader IP core for use in new SmartCardBus™ products.
11/03/00	O₂Micro Files Lawsuit Against Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
10/12/00	O₂Micro Announces Shipment of Over 100,000 SmartCardBus™ Units O₂Micro announces shipment of over 100,000 units of SmartCardBus™ controllers that contain industry standard smart card reader capability.
08/25/00	O₂Micro Announces Wide Range Adaptive CCFL Inverter Controller O₂Micro announces the OZ960, the newest member of its broad family of Ultra-Efficient Intelligent Inverters.
06/15/00	O₂Micro's 1st Annual Smart Card Initiate (SCI) Conference Speakers at the event included Microsoft, MasterCard International, Visa International, and more, with a keynote address by USBancorp Piper Jaffray.
06/07/00	O₂Micro Hosts 1st Annual Smart Card Initiate (SCI) Conference O₂Micro International, Ltd. hosts it's 1st Annual SCI conference during Computex (June 5-9) in Taipei, Taiwan.
01/04/00	Gemplus and O₂Micro Team Together to Expand Smart Card Reader Technology to the Notebook PC Market Gemplus, the world's leading provider of smart card-based solutions, today announced it will license its industry-leading GemCore^® technology to O₂Micro, a leading supplier of innovative ICs to notebook manufacturers.
01/04/00	O₂Micro introduces ... SmartCardBus™ Enabling Cost effective Mobile e-commerce O₂Micro announced its patent pending new SmartCardBus product that combines O₂Micro's technology leading CardBus product with the market leading Gemplus secure Smart Card Reader functionality.
1999
10/28/99	OZ165 Next Generation AudioDJ™ O₂Micro International, Ltd. is pleased to announce the release of the feature-enhanced, next generation AudioDJ™ IC, OZ165.
07/30/99	O₂Micro licenses Dell'S High Speed Charging Technology For Cellular Phone Applications O₂Micro has entered into a licensing agreement with Dell Computer for proprietary charging technology that greatly reduces lengthy battery charge time.
05/14/99	O₂Micro licenses 1394 Firewire O₂Micro announced their support of the high-speed Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1394 digital interface by signing a formal license agreement with Apple Computer, Inc.
04/12/99	O₂Micro Receives Major LCD Backlight Patent O₂Micro has been granted a United States patent on a backlight striking mechanism, further advancing the commercial feasibility of large monitors utilizing liquid Crystal Display (LCD).
1998
08/04/98	O₂Micro CardBus Controllers NSTL Certified O₂Micro's OZ6860 and OZ6833 family of CardBus host controllers are the first in the industry to be awarded NSTL Compatibility Certificate.
04/06/98	OZ163 AudioDJ™ O₂Micro announces a significant new patent pending OZ163 AudioDJ chip. The AudioDJ unleashes the power of music in notebooks by allowing CD play while the notebook is OFF.
04/06/98	OZ969 CCFL Inverter IC Begins Volume Production O₂Micro announces that it's OZ969 SMBus compliant CCFL inverter IC is available for volume production.
04/02/98	OZ950 Super-Charge IC For Smart Batteries O₂Micro announces announces the OZ950, a low-cost solution for implementing highly efficient and accurate smart battery chargers for notebook computer systems.
1997
12/12/97	OZ992 GPIO/SCI O₂Micro, a leading supplier of innovative ICs to notebook manufacturers worldwide, announces the introduction of a new advanced single chip GPIO/SCI - OZ992.
12/08/97	OZ6833 & OZ6860 Enable Zoomed Video DVD Playback O₂Micro is announcing the availability of "Zoomed DVD" support in its latest PCMCIA CardBus host controllers, the OZ6833 and OZ6860.
10/10/97	PC CardBus Controller Circuit Patent O₂Micro has been granted a United States patent with numerous claims for a circuit that avoids electrical damage to PC Cards and thereby further enhancing PC Card technology.
1996
10/18/96	OZ982 SMB Smart Battery Selector O₂Micro Incorporated, a leading supplier of innovative ICs to notebook manufacturers worldwide, announces the introduction of a new advanced single chip Smart Battery Selector -- the OZ982.
10/18/96	OZ990 Smart PMU O₂Micro Incorporated, a leading supplier of innovative ICs to notebook manufacturers worldwide, announces the introduction of a new advanced single chip Smart Power Management Unit (PMU) -- the OZ990.
04/03/96	O₂Micro Launches Company O₂Micro Incorporated a Silicon Valley based producer of specialized ICs and devices to improve the performance of and the access to mobile computing systems announced its entry into the market today with the launch of three product families.