Netlist Continues Enforcement Campaign Against Samsung DRAM Modules at ITC

"This Monday, Irvine, CA-based memory technology developer Netlist filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging rampant infringement of its patent rights by dynamic random access memory (DRAM) devices manufactured by Samsung, including those used in Google products."

"Netlist and Samsung entered into a joint development and license agreement (JDLA) in November 2015 with the goal of creating a standard interface for non-volatile dual in-line memory module (NVDIMM) products to facilitate broad industry adoption. However, after Samsung repeatedly failed its obligations to fulfill Netlist orders of memory products at competitive prices, Netlist terminated the JDLA in July 2020. Netlist also filed suit against Samsung in the Central District of California leading to a jury verdict entered this March finding that Samsung materially breached the JDLA."

"Since its founding in 2000, Netlist has developed and commercialized several DRAM and NAND memory innovations, including load reduction and power management advances, that have led its distributed buffer architecture to be widely adopted as the industry's predominant high-end server memory module."

Netlist filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging widespread infringement of its patents by Samsung-manufactured DRAM devices, including devices used in Google products. Netlist previously obtained two jury verdicts awarding more than $420 million for Samsung's infringing memory modules. Netlist developed DRAM and NAND innovations since 2000 and its distributed buffer architecture is widely used in high-end server memory modules. Netlist entered a worldwide, non-exclusive license agreement with SK hynix in April 2021. Netlist and Samsung signed a joint development and license agreement in November 2015 for NVDIMM interfaces, which Netlist terminated in July 2020 after Samsung failed contract obligations and a jury found material breach.

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