LOS ALTOS, Calif., Feb 23, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), one of the world's premier technology
licensing companies specializing in high-speed memory architectures,
today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District
of California has granted its request for supplemental damages following
an earlier jury verdict finding nine Rambus patents valid and infringed
by Hynix SDRAM products. According to the order, Hynix is to pay Rambus
royalties of 1% for SDR SDRAM products and 4.25% for DDR SDRAM products
made, used, or sold in the United States after December 31, 2005. DDR
SDRAM products include DDR SDRAM, DDR2 SDRAM, DDR3 SDRAM, GDDR SDRAM,
GDDR2 SDRAM, GDDR3 SDRAM, and DDR SGRAM. These supplemental damages are
in addition to those previously awarded in the amount of $133M for
Hynix's infringement through December 31, 2005.
While the Court denied Rambus' request for injunctive relief, it did
order Rambus and Hynix to negotiate the terms of a compulsory license to
allow Hynix to continue to make, use, and sell SDR SDRAM and DDR SDRAM
products.
"We are pleased with the Court's order of supplemental damages," said
Tom Lavelle, senior vice president and general counsel at Rambus. "We
believe any compulsory license between the two parties must fairly
compensate Rambus for Hynix's ongoing use of our patented inventions."
The case with Hynix was originally filed by Hynix against Rambus in
August 2000. Judge Whyte split the case into three separate phases with
Rambus prevailing in all three phases. Cases are still pending against
Hynix, Nanya, Micron, and Samsung in the Northern District of California.
About Rambus Inc.
Rambus is one of the world's premier technology licensing companies
specializing in the invention and design of high-speed memory
architectures. Since its founding in 1990, the Company's patented
innovations, breakthrough technologies and renowned integration
expertise have helped industry-leading chip and system companies bring
superior products to market. Rambus' innovations and solutions enable
unprecedented performance in computing, communications, and consumer
electronics applications. Rambus licenses both its world-class patent
portfolio as well as a range of leadership and industry-standard memory
solutions. Headquartered in Los Altos, California, Rambus has regional
offices in North Carolina, India, Germany, Japan, and Taiwan. Additional
information is available at www.rambus.com.
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SOURCE: Rambus Inc.
Rambus Public Relations
Linda Ashmore, 650-947-5411
lashmore@rambus.com
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