Micron will pay $600 million to Netlist in quarterly installments through 2031, settling all pending litigation and obtaining a five-year license to Netlist's patent portfolio covering server DIMMs and high-bandwidth memory. Netlist shares rose 14% to $6.46 on the news.

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