The EU is expected to announce next week the terms on which it could settle its anti-trust dispute with Rambus, with Rambus agreeing to an upper limit on its licensing fees.
For five years from April 2010, Rambus will cap its royalty rate on its latest DRAM IP to 1.5%, and will drop any claims to royalties on older generations of DRAM IP so long as it is not used in more than 10% of a DRAM manufacturer's total DRAM output. Royalties on memory controller IP will be capped at 2% after May 2010.
The EU is asking DRAM manufacturers to comment on the proposed fee structure over the next month. Some DRAM manufacturers like Hynix and Micron still have outstanding legal issues with Rambus.
If everything is acceptable then the EU will drop the charges against Rambus and not pursue a fine or any finding of wrongdoing by Rambus.
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