Rambus Chips Away at Samsung Suit

Rambus(RMBS Quote) shares spiked Wednesday in response to a court filing seeking a dismissal of litigation in Virginia against vs. Samsung, the world's second-largest chipmaker and the largest memory manufacturer.

But there may be more to come.

Rambus requested that a Virginia federal district court dismiss a Samsung lawsuit, in part because it had signed a covenant agreeing not to sue Samsung for infringement on four patents. Rambus asked that Samsung's claims be dismissed, as well as its counterclaims against Samsung. ...