CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ocean Tomo Auctions – part of Ocean Tomo, LLC, (www.OceanTomo.com) the leading Intellectual Capital Merchant Banc® firm – today announced it will offer for sale patents related to data storage and amplification. ProMOS two lots will be featured on July 23^rd in Chicago at The Ocean Tomo Summer IP Markets 2009 Auction & Conference Presented by ICAP, (www.ICAP.com), the world’s premier interdealer broker.

The first lot, Data Storage, includes US Patent 5,430,680 “DRAM Having Self-Timed Burst Refresh Mode” and US Patent 6,741,488 “Multi-bank Memory Array Architecture Utilizing Topologically Non-Uniform Blocks of Sub-Arrays and Input/Output Assignments in an Integrated Circuit Memory Device”. The '680 patent addresses JEDEC standard Auto-Refresh and Self-Refresh cycles used by DDR2 and DDR3 commodity DRAMs. The '488 patent relates to volatile and non-volatile memory chips including most FLASH memories.

The second lot, Data Amplifiers, includes US Patent 6,160,743 “Self-Timed Data Amplifier and Method for an Integrated Circuit Memory Device”, US Patent 5,663,915 “Amplifier and Method for Sensing Having a Pre-bias or Coupling Step” and US Patent 6,128,236 “Current Sensing Differential Amplifier with High Rejection of Power Supply Variations and Method for an Integrated Circuit Memory Device”. These patents claim amplifier circuit design and methods required for high speed, low power integrated circuits. The '236 patent reads on memory chips and embedded memories using multiple internally generated power supply designs for optimized data buses.

The two groups of assets provided by ProMOS Technologies target a wide variety of products such as computers communication and consumer electronics devices. “These portfolios include patents that are essential to semiconductor memory manufactures and particularly to JEDEC standard,” said Dean Becker, Vice-Chairman of Ocean Tomo, “and should be extremely attractive for companies looking to enhance their semiconductor portfolios.” Potential buyers/licensees include designers, manufacturers, distributors, system integrators, importers and users of memories devices used in workstations, servers, routers for communication systems, set-top boxes, gaming platforms and portable electronic items (i.e. cell phones, PDA’s and personal audio storage/player systems).

The technology being sold has been cited as prior art in patents by numerous firms including Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX), Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE), NEC Electronics (TYO:6723) and IBM (NYSE:IBM).

To submit IP for consideration by Ocean Tomo Auctions or for inquiries regarding these lots, contact 312.377.4851 or auctions@oceantomo.com.

About Ocean Tomo Auctions

Ocean Tomo Auctions has received global recognition as the leader in the live auctioning of intellectual property assets. Over the past three years since inception, Ocean Tomo has hosted nine Live IP Auctions across the US and Europe which have transacted millions, benefiting sellers such as sole inventors, small and mid-size companies, large corporations, investors, and others. Hundreds of key decision makers in the IP and financial communities attend and participate in the auction events, including C-level executives, IP and business professionals, investors, inventors and media professionals. Ocean Tomo Auctions has been featured on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Red Herring, BusinessWeek, Reuters and more. The live auctions are held three times a year.

About ProMOS Technologies

Established in 1996, ProMOS Technologies is one of the world's leading memory solution providers and renowned in the global DRAM industry for its outstanding performance in technology advancement and manufacturing efficiency. Moreover, ProMOS operates United Memories Inc. based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

About Ocean Tomo, LLC

Established in 2003, Ocean Tomo, LLC (www.OceanTomo.com) is the leading Intellectual Capital Merchant Banc® firm. The company provides financial products and services related to Intellectual Property financial expert testimony, valuations, investments, risk management and transactions. Headquartered in Chicago, Ocean Tomo has offices in Greenwich, Palm Beach, Orange County and San Francisco. Subsidiaries of Ocean Tomo include: Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC; Ocean Tomo Federal Services, LLC; Ocean Tomo Asset Management, LLC; and Ocean Tomo Capital, LLC – publisher of the Ocean Tomo 300® Patent Index (NYSE Euronext:OTPAT), the Ocean Tomo 300® Patent Growth Index (NYSE Euronext:OTPATG) and the Ocean Tomo 300® Patent Value Index (NYSE Euronext:OTPATV).

About The Ocean Tomo Summer IP Markets 2009 Auction & Conference Presented by ICAP

The Ocean Tomo Summer IP Markets 2009 Auction & Conference Presented by ICAP will be held in Chicago on July 22^nd -23^rd at The Drake Hotel. To review the CLE approved conference program and to register, visit www.IPMarkets2009.com.

About ICAP

ICAP is the world’s premier interdealer broker and provider of post trade services. The Group matches buyers and sellers in the wholesale markets in interest rates, credit, commodities, foreign exchange, equities and equity derivatives through voice and electronic networks. ICAP has an average daily transaction volume in excess of $2.3 trillion, more than 40% of which is electronic. ICAP is also the source of global market information and research for professionals in the international financial markets. ICAP plc was added to the FTSE 100 Index on 30 June 2006. For more information go to www.icap.com