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Jan 29, 2004 — Osram GmbH, of Munich, Germany, announced it has signed a patent cross-license contract with Lite-On Technology Corp., a Taiwan optoelectronics manufacturer. Osram has granted Lite-On a royalty-bearing license to manufacture and sell surface-mount, light-emitting diodes (SMT LEDs) and white LEDs with conversion technology for which Osram holds patents. Typical applications include backlighting for mobile phones and car radio displays. Osram Opto Semiconductors, a subsidiary of Osram GmbH,...