Form 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): July 27, 2006

 


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.)

4440 El Camino Real, Los Altos CA 94022

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 947-5000

N/A

(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:

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 27, 2006, Rambus Inc. elected remittitur of the jury’s $306.9M award, announced April 24, 2006, to $133.6M in the Hynix patent infringement trial.

The information in this current report on Form 8-K and the exhibit 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 dated July 27, 2006.


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: July 27, 2006    Rambus Inc.
  

/s/ Satish Rishi

  

Satish Rishi, Senior Vice President, Finance and

Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
Number
 

Exhibit Title

99.1   Press release dated July 27, 2006.