OBDUCAT RECEIVES KEY NIL PATENT GRANTED IN USA

The US Patent Office has notified Obducat that they will issue a patent relating to Obducat’s unique Soft PressTM technique which represents an important part of Obducat’s NIL technology (nano imprint lithography). The technique offers performance advantages in comparison with competing techniques such as hard press based NIL. One of the main benefits with using the Soft PressTM technique, when performing pattern replication in high volume manufacturing, is the high cost-efficiency that can be achieved.

The patent concerns an invention that enables the customer to obtain very even pressure across surfaces when fabricating structures using the Obducat NIL technology. The Soft PressTM function allows the customer to produce structures in very thin polymer layers. For competing technologies this involves several additional process steps, which in turn increases the yield loss and thereby manufacturing costs. It is also possible to produce structures with very high density without loosing CD (Critical Dimensions) control. The Soft PressTM function also allows for high repeatability of the imprint result, which is of vital importance in industrial manufacturing.

Patrik Lundström, Obducat’s CEO, says:

" We have during 2006 received patent protection in key markets regarding several core parts of the HVM (High Volume Manufacturing) solution that we are offering to the market. It is clear that the decision we made about one year ago, to request accelerated review process at the different patent offices, is now showing result. This year alone we have been awarded eight new patents. The overall position of our offer to the market and the status of our technology will clearly be further strengthened which is important for the continued commercialisation. "

For further information, please contact:

Patrik Lundström, CEO, + 46 40 – 36 21 00 or 703 – 27 37 38

Henri Bergstrand, Chairman of the Board, + 46 40-36 21 00 or 708 - 88 72 45

Obducat AB is an innovative developer and supplier of technologies, products and processes used for the production and replication of advanced micro and nano structures. Obducat’s products and services are intended to serve the demands of companies within the information storage, semiconductor, printed circuit board, and sensor industries. Obducat’s technologies include electron beam and nano imprint technology. Obducat has offices in Sweden and the UK, with the head quarters located in Malmö, Sweden. The Obducat shares are publicly traded on the Swedish NGM stock exchange.

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