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O2Micro Granted Patent for Dual Mode Smart Card Controller
August 22, 2005. O2Micro® International Limited (Nasdaq: OIIM), a leading supplier of innovative power management and
security components and systems for the Computer, Consumer, Industrial, and Communications markets, was granted 24 claims under United States patent number 6,913,196 for its Dual Mode Controller for ISO7816 and USB enabled Smart Cards.
This patented controller architecture is designed to add USB Smart Card applications to existing ISO7816 Smart Card enabled PC systems without modifying conventional software drivers and applications. USB Smart Cards, sometimes referred to as e-Gate cards, can provide higher data rates than
ISO7816-3 cards, which broaden the application space for Smart Cards.
Max Huang, executive vice president of O2Micro's Intelligent E-Commerce business unit, commented "This invention has enabled wide adoption of USB Smart Card connectivity for PC platforms with SmartCardBus® and other Smart Card security
interface devices."
About O2Micro
Founded in April 1995, O2Micro develops and markets innovative power management, and security components and systems for the Computer, Consumer, Industrial, and Communications markets. Products include Intelligent Lighting, Battery Management, Power Management,
SmartCardBus® and Security products, such as VPN/Firewall system solutions.
O2Micro International maintains an extensive portfolio of intellectual property with 2,620 patent claims granted, and over 5000 more pending. The company maintains offices worldwide. Additional company and product information can be found on the company website at
www.o2micro.com.
O2Micro, the O2Micro logo, SmartCardBus and combinations thereof are registered trademarks of O2Micro.
Statements made in this release that are not historical, including statements regarding O2Micro's or management's intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations, representations, projections, plans or predictions of the future, are forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties
such as reduced demand for products of electronic equipment manufacturers which include O2Micro's products due to adverse economic conditions in general or specifically affecting O2Micro's markets, technical difficulties and delays in
the developments process, and errors in the products. You are also referred to the Form F-1 in connection with the company's initial public offering in August 2000, Form F-3 in connection with the company's public offering in November 2001, and the annual reports on Form 20-F, which identify important
risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. The company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contact Information:
Gil Goodrich
Director of Investor Relations, O2Micro
Phone: 408.987.5920, Ext. 8013
Email: gil.goodrich@o2micro.com
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