RMBS Rambus Inc

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

January 25, 2016

 

 

Rambus Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		000-22339		94-3112828
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I. R. S. Employer Identification No.)
1050 Enterprise Way, Suite 700 Sunnyvale, California				94089
(Address of principal executive offices)				(ZIP Code)

(408) 462-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On January 25, 2016, Rambus Inc. (“Rambus”) issued a press release announcing it had extended its patent license agreement with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (“AMD”). Under the terms of the agreement, AMD will continue to be licensed for Rambus’ integrated circuit and circuit board products for an additional five years. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The information in this current report on Form 8-K and the exhibits attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1		Press Release of Rambus Inc., issued on January 25, 2016.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 25, 2016						Rambus Inc.
						/s/ Satish Rishi
						Satish Rishi, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Title
99.1		Press Release of Rambus Inc., issued on January 25, 2016.

Exhibit 99.1

 

NEWS RELEASE

AMD Extends Patent License Agreement with Rambus

Agreement extended for a third five-year term

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – January 25, 2016 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) today announced that it has extended its patent license agreement with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD). Under the terms of the agreement, AMD will continue to be licensed for its integrated circuit and circuit board products for an additional five years. Specific terms of the agreement are confidential.

“We are pleased to have reached agreement with AMD for this extension,” said Luc Seraphin, senior vice president and general manager of the Memory and Interfaces division at Rambus. “This extension represents the third continuous agreement we’ve signed with AMD, which showcases the continued value our IP provides to the industry.”

Rambus develops enhanced, industry-compliant chipsets, custom memory and serial link technologies, and services to address power, performance, and capacity challenges for the mobile, connected device, and Big Data cloud computing markets. Rambus also drives innovations in silicon to cloud security and computational sensor technologies, making digital products safer and better.

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About Rambus Inc.

Rambus creates cutting-edge semiconductor and IP products, spanning memory and interfaces to security, smart sensors and lighting. Our chips, customizable IP cores, architecture licenses, tools, services, training and innovations improve the competitive advantage of our customers. We collaborate with the industry, partnering with leading ASIC and SoC designers, foundries, IP developers, EDA companies and validation labs. Our products are integrated into tens of billions of devices and systems, powering and securing diverse applications, including Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, consumer and media platforms. At Rambus, we are makers of better. For more information, visit rambus.com.

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