<isn't it reasonable to assume that NuPower already has a licensing team in place, internally or contracted, to perform the role that TPL is capable of performing? >

I would say no based on the PR, "We have been able to substantiate much of the IP through initial silicon validation, with several devices in volume production through original equipment manufacturer customers."

About NuPOWER Semiconductor

NuPOWER Semiconductor, headquartered in Newport Beach, CA, is a mixed-signal fabless semiconductor company with expertise in power management, Signal Processing and ASIC development capabilities providing innovative, customized, and cost competitive solutions for the consumer, computer, and communication markets. NuPOWER product development strategy is based on a “Modular Analog Library” called MODAL. NuPOWER’s modular approach provides simple, easy to use and extremely cost effective solutions with the total system in mind. More information about the company can be found at http://www.nupower-ic.net.

Nothing about licensing there whereas with Patriot.......

About Patriot Scientific

Patriot Scientific is a leading intellectual-property licensing company.......

Which brings me to......

<What PTSC brings to their party is MONEY, along with some powerful contacts in the tech world, IMO. >

Which if that is indeed the case, then where is the 8-K for material events?........Buried in the "exhibit B" of the just released 8-K employment contract of Mr. G is........

http://secfilings.nasdaq.com/filingF... =