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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 23, 2008
ESS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California | 0-26660 | 94-2928582 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
48401 FREMONT BOULEVARD | ||
FREMONT, CA | 94538 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 492-1088
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement | ||||||||
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
SIGNATURE | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
EXHIBIT 99.1 |
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On April 23, 2008, ESS Technology, Inc., a California corporation (the “Company”), entered into the ESS-Silan Audio and Video Technology License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics, Co., Ltd., (“Silan”) to amend and restate the ESS-Silan DVD Technology License Agreement, between the Company and Silan, as amended, dated November 3, 2006. The Company entered into the License Agreement in order to license to Silan certain of ESS’s audio and video technology for the purpose of developing, designing, manufacturing, distributing and selling products incorporating such technology that are not SD DVD player products.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |||
99.1 | Form of ESS-Silan Audio and Video Technology License Agreement, between ESS Technology, Inc. and Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co., Ltd., dated April 23, 2008 |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 28, 2008 | ESS TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Robert L. Blair | |||||
President and Chief Executive Officer |