RAMBUS INC Commitments Disclosure
13. Commitments and Contingencies
As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s material contractual obligations were as follows:
(In thousands) |
|
Total |
|
|
2026 |
|
|
2027 |
|
|
2028 |
|
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Contractual obligations (1) (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Software licenses (3) |
|
$ |
40,090 |
|
|
$ |
17,088 |
|
|
$ |
16,230 |
|
|
$ |
6,772 |
|
Other contractual obligations |
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total |
|
$ |
40,228 |
|
|
$ |
17,226 |
|
|
$ |
16,230 |
|
|
$ |
6,772 |
|
Indemnifications
From time to time, the Company indemnifies certain customers as a necessary means of doing business. Indemnification covers customers for losses suffered or incurred by them as a result of any patent, copyright or other IP infringement or any other claim by any third party arising as a result of the applicable agreement with the Company. The Company generally attempts to limit the maximum amount of indemnification that the Company could be required to make under these agreements to the amount of fees received by the Company, however, this may not always be possible. The fair value of the liability as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, was not material.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 18, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 23, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 24, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 28, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 26, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Feb 22, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Feb 17, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Feb 19, 2016 | |
About Commitments Disclosures
Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.
Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.