UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 9, 2009
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Tessera Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware | 000-50460 | 16-1620029 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
3025 Orchard Parkway San Jose, California 95134 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(408) 321-6000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 9, 2009, Tessera Technologies, Inc. issued a press release announcingthat Amkor Technologies has paid Tessera $58.8 million, as per the terms of the International Chamber of Commerce's International Court of Arbitration award to Tessera for Amkor's material breach of its license agreement. The remainder of the entire $64.1 million award is due by Feb. 15, 2009.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the registrant's Press Release dated February 9, 2009, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Press Release dated February 9, 2009 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 9, 2009
TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: | /s/ Michael Anthofer |
Name: | Michael Anthofer |
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Press Release dated February 9, 2009 |
