The parties have agreed to royalty rates of 1% for SDR SDRAM and 4.25% for DDR SDRAM memory devices for net sales after January 31, 2009 and before April 18, 2010. The latter rate applies to DDR, DDR2, DDR3, GDDR, GDDR2 and GDDR3 SDRAM devices, as well as DDR SGRAM devices. In addition, a proposed final judgment of $349 million in damages, plus pre-judgment interest of approximately $48 million has been submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The final amount of pre-judgment interest depends on the date final judgment is entered. Damages and royalty rates are limited to U.S. infringements.More info at X-bit Labs.
Hynix agrees to pay Rambus royalty fees
Posted on Tuesday, March 10 2009 @ 16:06 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck