Current Report Filing (8-k)

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)

September 2, 2020

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.)

4453 North First Street, Suite 100

San Jose, California 95134

(Address of principal executive offices)

(408) 462-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $.001 Par Value	RMBS	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
		(The NASDAQ Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Amendment No. 1 to Semiconductor Patent License Agreement

On September 2, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), Rambus Inc. (the “Company”) and Micron Technology, Inc. (“Micron”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Semiconductor Patent License Agreement, dated December 9, 2013 (the “SPLA”), between the Company and Micron. Under the Amendment, the parties agreed to certain modifications to the renewal period for the patent license for memory and semiconductor products, and made modifications to certain defined Micron products and royalty rates under the SPLA. As of the Effective Date, Micron has affirmatively elected the option to renew the patent license through December 1, 2024. Except as otherwise specifically referenced in the Amendment, all other terms and conditions of the SPLA will remain in effect.

The foregoing descriptions of the Amendment are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the agreement, which the Company intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the applicable periodic report. The Company intends to redact certain confidential portions of the Agreement because such confidential portions are not material and would be competitively harmful if publicly disclosed.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company relating to the matter discussed above is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


99.1		Press release dated September 3, 2020.

104		Cover Page Interactive Date File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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.