GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Sep 6, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- O2Micro(R) International Limited /quotes/zigman/98846/quotes/nls/oiim OIIM -1.06% was issued 31 claims under United States patent number 7,999,516 for its Battery Charging circuits and methods; a continuation of the invention issued July 2010 under United States patent number 7,750,604.
This patented topology provides a charger controller that detects the battery status in the battery pack, and charges it accordingly. The charger controller also regulates the charging power according to the battery status.
"O2Micro's battery charging circuits and methods effectively monitor/charge batteries in mobile equipment applications, eliminating stability issues and a large component count," commented Dr. Alex Hartular, vice president, O2Micro.
Statements made in this release that are not historical, including statements regarding O2Micro's or management's intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations, representations, projections, plans or predictions of the future, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties such as reduced demand for products of electronic equipment manufacturers which include O2Micro's products due to adverse economic conditions in general or specifically affecting O2Micro's markets, technical difficulties and delays in the developments process, and errors in the products. You are also referred to the Form F-1 in connection with the company's initial public offering in August 2000, Form F-3 in connection with the company's public offering in November 2001, and the annual reports on Form 20-F, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. The company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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