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To: limtex who wrote (16474)11/5/2000 5:09:39 PM
From: Craig Freeman  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 60323
 
limtex, SNDK acquired MLC IP in their deal with Hitachi. The news called it a cross-license but my guess is that Hitachi was way ahead of SNDK with respect to MLC. See below.

biz.yahoo.com

Tuesday October 3, 8:15 am Eastern Time
Press Release

SanDisk and Hitachi Sign Multi-Level Flash Memory Patent Cross-Licensing Agreement

TOKYO, Japan & SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2000-- SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK - news) and Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT - news) today announced that they have renewed their existing patent cross license agreement and extended its scope to include, on a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide basis, a license to the multi-level flash memory (sometimes referred to as MLC flash) patent portfolios of both companies.
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Craig