Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTMarketBeatThu, August 6, 2026 at 1:04 AM GMT+2 4 min readKey PointsInterested in Netlist, Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better.Netlist and Samsung signed a five-year strategic alliance covering patent cross-licensing, memory supply, technology cooperation and Samsung's purchase of 10 million Netlist shares.Netlist could receive up to $750 million in net patent fees—including a $200 million upfront payment—while Samsung will supply up to $1.5 billion of memory products over five years.The agreement settles pending Samsung litigation and supports collaboration on AI-focused technologies such as hybrid CXL memory and low-power MRDIMMs, while allowing Netlist to pursue other alleged infringers.Netlist (OTCMKTS:NLST) announced a five-year strategic alliance with Samsung covering a patent portfolio cross-license, memory product supply, technology cooperation and Samsung's purchase of Netlist shares.Chief Executive Officer Chuck Hong said the agreement represents a major milestone for Netlist and described it as one of the most significant patent licensing arrangements in the memory industry. He said the deal validates Netlist's intellectual property, including patented server DIMM and high-bandwidth memory technologies that the company views as foundational to artificial intelligence computing.→