Recently, there are some errors and misleading information in a press release regarding Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.(“Seoul Semiconductor”) Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Everlight”) hereby issues the following clarification: 

In 2018, Everlight filed a patent opposition with the European Patent Office (EPO) against Seoul Semiconductor’s EP2656402B1 patent (“EP402 patent”). During the review process, Seoul Semiconductor restricted the claims of the patent to maintain its validity, but significantly limited the technical applications, specifically requiring the central wavelength of the LED to be 550 nanometers. As a result, the range of products covered by the patent was substantially reduced. The EP402 patent pertains to DBR technology, which is not entirely the same as WICOP technology based on No Wire LED technology, as claimed by Seoul Semiconductor in the press release.

Everlight reiterates that the contents mentioned in the press release do not affect our company’s core processes or products. In response to such misleading information, we will continue to closely monitor market developments and remain committed to integrity and transparency, focusing on providing customers with high-quality products and services.

Our company (Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd) hereby declares that “Dongguan Yizhong Semiconductor Co., Ltd” and “Hong Kong XC INT’L Electronic Co., Limited” are not authorized distributors/agents of our company.

We would like to inform our valued customers and distributors that the official list of authorized distributors/agents has been posted on our website (https://www.everlight.com.cn/sales-office-base/). We kindly urge our customers to purchase Everlight products from our company or distributors/agents officially authorized by our company. Customers should verify and retain the invoices and transaction documents issued by these authorized distributors/agents.

Products obtained from distributors/agents not officially authorized by our company cannot guarantee the source, quality, and after-sales service. Our company shall not be liable for any product-related issues arising from such purchases. We kindly request our customers to exercise vigilance to safeguard their own interests.