KEMET Recognizes FY2005 United States Patent Recipients

GREENVILLE, S.C., April 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KEMET Corporation recognized its FY2005 United States patent recipients at an awards ceremony recently held at KEMET Headquarters in Greenville, SC. KEMET employees received ten patents in the time period from April 2004 to March 2005 for technological advancements in the development, composition and function of electronic components.

"KEMET's continued development of new products and processes will build a strong foundation for future success," said Jim McClintock, KEMET President. "These patents are evidence of KEMET's innovative culture and our commitment to providing the latest technology to our customers."

KEMET employees currently hold 60 active U.S. patents. Patents awarded in FY2005 include:

- Patent # 6,849,134: Minimum Volume Oven for Producing Uniform Pyrolytic Oxide Coatings on Capacitor Anode - John Henley, Brian Melody, Tony Kinard, and Randy Hahn - Patent # 6,845,004: Protecting Resin-Encapsulated Components - Melody, Kinard, Chris Stolarski, Phil Lessner, Qingping James Chen, Kim Pritchard, Albert Harrington, David Wheeler - Patent # 6,808,615: Surface Mount Aluminum Capacitor Having Anode Foil Anodized in an Aqueous Phosphate Solution - Lessner, Melody, Kinard, Harrington, Wheeler - Patent # 6,804,109: Solid Electrolyte Capacitor Having Transition Metal Oxide Underlayer and Conductive Polymer Electrolyte - Hahn, Melody, Kinard, Pritchard, Elisabeth Key - Patent # 6,798,645: Protecting Resin-Encapsulated Components - Melody, Kinard, Stolarski, Lessner, Chen, Harrington, and Wheeler - Patent # 6,798,644: ESR of Solid Electrolytic Capacitors Using Conductive Polymer Cathodes - Jim Piller, Lessner, Hahn, Carole Eppes, Pritchard - Patent # 6,788,523: Electrolyte for Electrolytic Capacitor - Melody, Kinard - Patent# 6,755,959: Non-Aqueous Electrolytes and Method for Anodizing - Melody, Kinard, Wheeler, Lessner - Patent# 6,744,621: Edge Formation Process for Aluminum Solid Electrolytic Capacitor - Lessner, Harrington, Melody, Kinard - Patent# 6,721,169: Electrolytic Capacitor and Separator Papers Therefor - Melody, Kinard, Guy Van Natta, Jr., Harrington, Wheeler About KEMET

KEMET Corporation is a preferred supplier of standardized components to the world's most demanding customers of quality, delivery, and service. 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/ir.

Contact: John R. Warner Vice President, Strategy and Communications JohnWarner@KEMET.com 864-963-6640