CMO by LCD membrane technology authorized a delay of about 267 million years

CMO and the United States announced the signing of Guardian LCD glass maker "delay membrane technology patent licensing agreement, the future CMO can be Guardian delay membrane technology, used in all panels. About the authorized amount, based on the confidentiality clause, CMO declined, but the industry said that in accordance with the general mandate for the amount of 1% gold sales to 5% market. Chi Mei Electronics and Guardian license, estimated to be about NT $267 million a year. Guardian glass manufacturers for automotive and industrial America, has a number of TFT-LCD panel process patents, including patents, is "a retardation film" liquid crystal display "wide angle" required technology. In January this year, Guardian has accused the United States of DELL, HP, ASUS and Taiwan, BenQ, Datong and other end product manufacturers, patent infringement; as for AUO, CPT, and factory system quanta, Delta and so on, also because of the use of Guardian delay membrane technology, suffer the accused.

In March this year, Guardian will be the other two panel plant in Taiwan, Chi Mei Electronics and color crystal, as the defendant list. So far, Taiwan has only CMO and Guardian reconciliation, other manufacturers are still negotiating.

March Guardian after the proposed infringement of CMO, CMO and Guardian that negotiations, and signed an agreement to become the first manufacturer to obtain Guardian authorization in Taiwan. The contents of this agreement authorized CMO Guardian all delayed film related patents, a total of about more than and 30 U.S. patents and other relevant national patents. Related patent technology is mainly used in the compensation film (compensation film), for the LCD display "wide viewing angle" technology is an important technology. Guardian is the world's largest glass manufacturers in the automotive and industrial, headquartered in Michigan, Macao this hill, an annual turnover of $about 4000000000. Guardian2001 acquisition of Optical Imaging Systems company, the company acquired advanced LCD delay film technology intellectual property rights. In 2003 Guardian Sharp, Sanyo Tottori, accused America, Mitsubishi, NEC, Samsung, Japan and South Korea patent infringement, the defendant in the company have been reconciled and accept authorization.