BTG and Semiconductor Insights Announce Collaboration to Accelerate Technology Commercialization in the Semiconductor Industry; Collaboration to Assist Intellectual Property Owners in Realizing Hidden Value of Patents.Business Editors WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2003 BTG BTG BIT (Built-In Test) Target Generator BTG Bridging the Gap BTG British Technology Group BtG Betreuungsgesetz (Germany) BTG Biomass Technology Group BV BTG Begbies Traynor Group plc (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor : BGC BGC General Cable Corporation (stock symbol) BGC Billy Graham Center BGC Baptist General Conference (formerly Swedish Baptist Denomination) BGC Boys & Girls Club BGC Bubblegum Crisis ), the global technology commercialization company, today announced a collaboration with Semiconductor Insights (SI), the leader in technical and patent analyses of integrated circuits and structures, to help semiconductor intellectual property (IP) owners maximize the return on their investments. SI brings up-to-the minute product and technology visibility, and technological foresight into key semiconductor markets and technologies. BTG offers over 50 years' experience in finding, developing and commercializing IP assets in the high-tech sector, and has a world-wide network of relationships with major high-tech companies, plus the resources needed to profitably enforce patents. Together, BTG and SI provide clients with an integrated service that can rapidly assess, develop, and accelerate the realization of value from those IP opportunities. Anthony V. Lando, BTG's Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. commented: "Companies are not maximizing the potential of their IP assets, through lack of resources or unclear strategies. Together, BTG and SI can offer companies the expertise and analytical know-how needed to complete this commercialization cycle, and help companies realize their true revenue potential." A recent study1 found companies that should generate between 5 and 10 percent of operating income Operating Income The profit realized from a business' own operations. Notes: This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit. from their IP, were averaging only 0.5 percent. The study found that the main reasons for this are limited resources and capabilities to review IP portfolios, identify opportunities and construct well planned commercialization efforts. "IP is increasingly recognized as a source of significant revenue potential, as well as a central consideration in the valuation of technology companies by the investment community" said Dr. Doug Smeaton, President and Chief Executive Officer of Semiconductor Insights. "However, efforts to commercialize IP assets without careful incorporation of technical, market and legal perspectives can greatly increase the risk and reduce the potential of the final outcome. Together, SI and BTG bring all the required elements to optimize licensing results for IP clients." BTG and SI have already worked on a host of joint opportunities, including the successful licensing of BTG's Multilevel mul·ti·lev·el adj. Having several levels: a multilevel parking garage. Adj. 1. multilevel - of a building having more than one level Nonvolatile Memory Cell technology to Hitachi, and British Telecommunications' (BT), Electro-absorption Modulator technology. BTG and SI are now formalizing this relationship in order to pursue further valuable opportunities. About BTG BTG finds, develops and commercializes emerging technologies in the life and physical sciences. These innovations are protected by a strong portfolio of intellectual property that BTG develops and enhances. BTG then captures the value in these technologies through licensing and venturing activities. From the origins of its business in 1949, BTG has commercialized major innovations such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to produce cross-sectional images of organs and other internal body structures. (MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. ), recombinant factor IX blood-clotting protein, Campath(R) (alemtuzumab) and Multilevel Cell (MLC (MultiLevel Cell) A flash memory technology that stores more than one bit per cell. Traditional flash memory defines a 0 or 1 bit based on a single voltage threshold. ) memory. BTG is quoted on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. under the symbol "BGC" and operates from offices in London and Philadelphia, with representation in Tokyo. BTG operates through wholly owned subsidiaries Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , BTG International Ltd. and BTG International Inc. in the UK and USA, respectively. Further information on BTG can be found at www.btgplc.com. About Semiconductor Insights(R) Semiconductor Insights helps leading-edge technology companies and licensing professionals attain their product and intellectual property goals by providing in-depth technical and patent analyses of integrated circuits and structures. Our international client base spans Fortune 500 Enterprises, Governments, Legal Firms, Start-ups, and Venture Capitalists. Within the semiconductor industry, we have participated in virtually every major licensing campaign over the past 14 years, and count 47 of the top 50 companies among our clients. For more information, please visit us on the web at www.semiconductor.com. (1) The McKinsey Quarterly November 2002, Intellectual Property: Partnering for Profit |
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