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accession: "0001104659-26-113897"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NLST"
cik: "0001282631"
company_name: "NETLIST INC"
filed_at: "2026-10-06T12:05:21+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T16:33:32.963571+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.88
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.88
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Netlist settles Micron patent suits; Micron to pay $600M over five years for portfolio license

## Summary
- Micron to pay $30M quarterly for 20 consecutive calendar quarters, Q4 2026 through Q3 2031, totaling $600M for a five-year license to Netlist's worldwide patent portfolio.
- Settlement and Release Agreement dated October 5, 2026 resolves and mutually releases all pending legal proceedings between Netlist and Micron.
- Micron also purchased 10 million NLST common shares for $1 million cash (~$0.10/share); 20% of shares release from lock-up on each of the first four anniversaries, remaining 20% on the fifth.
- Licensed patents include those covering server DIMMs and High Bandwidth Memory; CEO C.K. Hong said the agreement 'further validates the value of our AI memory technologies.'

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-113897
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NLST
- cik: 0001282631
- company_name: NETLIST INC
- filed_at: 2026-10-06T12:05:21+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.88
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.88
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282631/000110465926113897/0001104659-26-113897-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282631/000110465926113897/tm2626949d1_8k.htm

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