Please clarify if there is any conflict with the BTG patents and our IP strategy.

Hi, Richard,

Yes, we're aware of it...and, no, we don't believe there is a conflict.

Best regards,

Robert Putnam,

Reference the following which was sent to Robert.

BTG International Inc. of West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, claims Samsung's Nand flash-memory chips, which store songs or pictures on portable electronics, infringe five BTG patents. In a complaint filed today with the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington, BTG seeks to stop imports of Samsung chips and any products that use them.

The patents relate to ways of programming and reading flash-memory cells that store more than a single bit of information per cell, called "multi-level cell," according to the complaint. That reduces the cost of flash memory and allows consumers to buy cameras that can store more pictures.