Spansion and Winbond Sign Licensing Agreement

Spansion Inc., in embedded systems solutions, announced the signing of a cross-license agreement with Winbond Electronics Corporation, supplier of specialty memory.

This gives both companies access to each other’s flash memory patent portfolio.

“This agreement reflects the strong IP position of both companies and our ongoing commitment to provide and have access to valuable memory patents in the industry,” said Ali Pourkeramati, SVP of strategic alliances, Spansion. “We believe the cooperation between Spansion and Winbond will be positive for our customers, enabling them to benefit from innovation and new technologies.“

Flash memory is a critical part of billions of dollars worth of consumer electronics such as cartridges for gaming devices, digital cameras, networking equipment, set-top-boxes, and notebook and tablet computers.

Spansion has invested billions of dollars in R&D and holds more than 4,000 flash memory patents and patent applications.

Winbond is the pioneer and supplier of SPI NOR Flash.

“The agreement opens up opportunities for both companies to leverage each other’s strengths to broaden the product portfolio and collaborate on new products,” said John Park, VP of flash memory business group, Winbond.