Netlist Granted Two Additional Patents Related To New Hypercloud Technology

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Netlist, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLST) today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued to Netlist Patent No. 7,636,274 for its invention related to memory load isolation and memory rank multiplication, and Patent No. 7,619,912 for its invention related to memory rank multiplication. These fundamental technologies are integral to Netlist's Hypercloud product line which maximizes server utilization by removing memory capacity and bandwidth bottlenecks, thereby improving datacenter performance.

"The issuance of the '912 and '274 patents further reinforces the innovations Netlist is delivering to the market with highly differentiated products," said C.K. Hong, President and CEO of Netlist.  "These are foundational patents and with our robust portfolio of intellectual property, we can uniquely address the system challenges our customers face in the datacenter."

About Netlist, Inc.  

Netlist designs, manufactures and sells high-performance memory subsystems for the server, storage, and high- performance computing and communications markets. The Company's memory subsystems are developed for applications in which high-speed, high-capacity memory, high reliability and functionality, small form factor, and low heat dissipation are key requirements. The company's customers include leading OEMs producing rack-mounted servers, blade servers, high-performance computing clusters, RAID storage systems, tower-servers, engineering workstations, and telecommunication equipment. Netlist maintains its headquarters in Irvine, California with manufacturing facilities in Suzhou, China.

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