secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     RAMBUS INC (RMBS)
CIK:        0000917273
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-04-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-23-090998
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Rambus extends patent license with SK hynix through 2034; ~$440M expected over term
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- Amendment extends SK hynix license by 10 years to July 1, 2034, effective July 1, 2024.
- New quarterly cash payment mechanism averages ~$11M (~$440M over the extended term).
- Amendment adds coverage for SK hynix's acquisition of Intel's NAND flash business (Solidigm).
- Payments start higher, adjust lower in 2029; certain acquisitions can increase quarterly payments.
- Rambus also grants SK hynix a right to license transferred/assigned patents for life of patents.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917273/000119312523090998/0001193125-23-090998-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917273/000119312523090998/d688641d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-090998

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