Obducat signs collaboration agreement with University of Science and Technology of China

OBDUCAT, leading manufacturer of lithography solutions based on nanoimprint lithography (NIL), have signed a collaboration agreement with Institute of Advanced Technology (IAT) at University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, China. The collaboration agreement focus on development of next generation of LED technology.

USTC placed an order for an Eitre® 6 NIL system with Obducat in August this year. The NIL system has now been shipped to the customer.

Obducat has entered into a collaboration agreement with Institute of Advanced Technology at USTC, focused on development of next generation of LED technology. The target is to further improve energy efficiency of today’s High Brightness LEDs in combination with a reduction of production cost.

Obducat will support Institute of Advanced Technology with process know-how, Ni stamp manufacturing service as well as overall support concerning migration from R&D to industrial mass production.

Institute of Advanced Technology and Obducat will jointly collaborate with the industrial partners. Obducat will also support the project with transfer of Obducat´s NIL technology to the industrial partners. The collaboration project is scheduled to run over a two-year period.

This is information that Obducat AB (publ.) is required to disclose pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication on December 4, 2014 at 08.30 CET.

For further information contact:

Patrik Lundström, CEO: +46 46 10 16 00 or +46 703 27 37 38

Henri Bergstrand, Chairman: +46 46 10 16 00 or +46 708 88 72 45  

About Obducat AB (publ)

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 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 China, with the headquarter located in Lund, Sweden. The Obducat shares are publicly traded on the Swedish NGM Equity stock exchange. Read more at www.obducat.com