Mosaid signs a 10-year licencing agreement with electronics powerhouse Panasonic Corp. The Ottawa-based firm says Panasonic has licenced a large portfolio of patents covering microcomponents in semiconductors which are already used in Panasonic products. This is Mosaid’s first deal for the US patents, which the company acquired the rights to sublicence last May as part of its bid to become a pure-play patent licencing firm. The financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.