SONICblue Licenses Patented Technology To Thomson Multimedia

15-Mar-02

SONICblueô Incorporated (NASDAQ: SBLU) announced that it has granted Thomson Multimedia a license allowing for SONICblue's patented Dual-Deck technology to be incorporated into RCA-branded DVD/VCR combination products.SONICblue, through its Go-VideoÆ brand, pioneered the Dual-Deck VCR and DVD/VCR combination categories, and is the holder of many patents covering Dual-Deck technology, including VCR/VCR, DVD/VCR, and DVD/DVR combination products. SONICblue believes it holds key intellectual property and proprietary information necessary for the manufacture and sale of Dual-Deck combination products. The company is committed to licensing its technology, in addition to producing products under its own brand, to promote widespread interest in adopting Dual-Deck technology in new generations of consumer electronics products. Specific terms of the licensing agreement with Thomson Multimedia were not disclosed.""Granting a license to Thomson Multimedia for use with their RCA-branded DVD/VCR combination products is a natural step that we believe will ultimately create greater exposure for DVD/VCR products as well as the entire DVD category,"" said Andy Wolfe, Chief Technology Officer, SONICblue. ""This agreement underscores the strength of our intellectual property portfolio surrounding 'dual' consumer electronics products, in addition to our patents in digital audio and video, and we expect to license additional manufacturers as they move into this lucrative category."" For more information, visit www.sonicblue.com.

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