Netlist says U.S. ITC votes to institute investigation into Samsung

Netlist (NLST) announced that the United States International Trade Commission has voted to institute an investigation into Samsung (SSNLF) and two of its customers, Google (GOOGL) and Super Micro (SMCI) pursuant to Netlist’s complaint filed with the ITC on September 30, 2025. The ITC will determine over the course of the investigation whether Samsung memory products should be banned from importation into the United States for infringing six Netlist patents. In particular, the ITC will investigate whether the Respondents infringe Netlist’s U.S. Patent Nos. 12,737,366, 10,025,731, 10,268,608, 10,217,523, 9,824,035, and 12,308,087. Each of these patents reads on one or more of the following products: DDR5 memory modules, e.g., DDR5 RDIMM, UDIMM, SODIMM, and MRDIMM, and high-bandwidth memory. Netlist is seeking exclusion and cease and desist orders to stop importation of the infringing products into the United States by each of the Respondents. C.K. Hong, CEO, said: “We are pleased with the ITC’s decision to investigate the unfair trade practices of the Respondents. We remain committed to preventing the use of Netlist’s intellectual property without a license.”