Patent Wall Unveiled at KEMET

GREENVILLE, S.C., June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KEMET Corporation's Annual Patent Luncheon included a special component this year: A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to unveil the new Patent Wall and honor the inventors who helped bring the company to the forefront of capacitor innovation for fiscal year 2007.

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"Our renewed focus on becoming a leader in technology is paying off as evidenced by the dramatic increase in the number of patents received this year compared to last year," says Phil Lessner, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Scientist. "It is our pleasure to officially recognize these scientists who have provided us with some of the most ingenious ideas and products in the industry; they are bringing us one step closer to establishing KEMET as The Capacitance Company."

During KEMET's Fiscal Year 2007, which ran from April 2006 to the end of March 2007, nine patents were awarded-compared with six the previous fiscal year-and 450 first-to-market products were introduced.

Per-Olof Loof, KEMET's Chief Executive Officer, warmly congratulated the patent holders, each of whom received a commemorative plaque and got a chance to summarize their invention and briefly discuss its importance. The plaques, along with the more than 100 awarded from previous fiscal years, are on display on the Patent Wall at KEMET's headquarters, also known as the Innovation Center.

"I am proud that our scientists have the ingenuity to think and act proactively," adds Loof. "Their hard work reflects positively on KEMET and our commitment to truly becoming a technology leader within our industry."

A listing of each patent and inventor can be found at the end of this release.

KEMET Corporation applies world-class service and quality to deliver industry-leading, high-performance capacitance solutions to its customers around the world. KEMET offers the world's most complete line of surface-mount and through-hole capacitor technologies across tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film and paper dielectrics. KEMET's common stock is listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KEM. Additional information can be found at http://www.kemet.com/.

Patents Issued During Fiscal Year 2007: 7,172,985-Dielectric ceramic capacitor comprising non-reducible dielectric Inventors: Pascal Pinceloup and James J. Beeson 7,164,573-High ESR or fused ceramic chip capacitor Inventor: John Prymak 7,154,742-Fluted anode with improved capacitance and capacitor comprising same Inventors: Randy Hahn, Tony Kinard, Jeff Poltorak and Eric Zediak 7,125,610-Capacitor containing aluminum anode foil anodized in low water content glycerine-phosphate electrolyte without a pre-anodizing hydration step Inventors: Tony Kinard, Brian John Melody, David Wheeler, Duane Stenzinger and Albert Harrington 7,125,429-Protecting resin-encapsulated components Inventors: Brian John Melody, Tony Kinard, Dan Persico, Chris Stolarski, Phil Lessner, James Chen, Kim Pritchard, Albert Harrington and David Wheeler 7,116,548-Fluted anode with minimal density gradients and capacitor comprising same Inventors: James Satterfield, Lance Thornton, Jeff Poltorak, Randy Hahn and Jake Qiu 7,090,762-Method of passing electric current through highly resistive anodic oxide films Inventors: Terrance Tripp, Brian John Melody, Tony Kinard, David Wheeler and Duane Stenzinger 7,068,490-Thermal dissipating capacitor and electrical component comprising same Inventor: John Prymak 7,054,137-Refractory metal nickel electrodes for capacitors Inventors: Daniel Barber, Aiying Wang, Mike Randall and Aziz Tajuddin Contact: Dean W. Dimke Director of Corporate and Marketing Communication [e-mail]
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