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Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions		9 Months Ended
	May 19, 2025 patent	May 29, 2025 USD ($) patent
Netlist Inc. vs Micron - Complaint 1 | Patent matters | Pending litigation
Loss contingencies
Number of patents allegedly infringed		1
Netlist Inc. vs Micron - Complaint 2 | Patent matters | Pending litigation
Loss contingencies
Number of patents allegedly infringed		3
Netlist Inc. vs Micron - Complaint 3 | Patent matters | Litigation under appeal
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Number of patents found invalid		2
Netlist Inc. vs Micron - Complaint 4 | Patent matters | Pending litigation
Loss contingencies
Number of patents allegedly infringed		6
Netlist Inc. vs Micron - Complaint 5 | Patent matters
Loss contingencies
Number of patents allegedly infringed		1
Netlist Inc. vs Micron - Complaint 5 Amendment | Patent matters | Expecting appeal
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Number of patents allegedly infringed		2
Number of patents found infringed		2
Netlist Inc. vs Micron - Complaint 5 Amendment | Patent 7,619,912 | Expecting appeal
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Damages awarded to Netlist | $		$ 425
Netlist Inc. vs Micron - Complaint 5 Amendment | Patent 7,619,912 | Litigation under appeal
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Number of patents found unpatentable		1
Netlist Inc. vs Micron - Complaint 5 Amendment | Patent 11,093,417 | Expecting appeal
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Damages awarded to Netlist | $		$ 20
Netlist Inc. vs Micron - Complaint 5 Amendment | Patent 11,093,417 | Litigation under appeal
Loss contingencies
Number of patents found unpatentable		1
Besang, Inc. vs Micron | Patent matters | Pending litigation
Loss contingencies
Number of patents allegedly infringed		1
Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd. vs Micron - Complaint 1 | Patent matters | Pending litigation
Loss contingencies
Number of patents allegedly infringed		8
Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd. vs Micron - Complaints 2, 3, 4 | Patent matters | Pending litigation
Loss contingencies
Number of patents allegedly infringed		3
Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd. Complaint 5 | Patent matters | Pending litigation
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Number of patents allegedly infringed		11
Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd. Complaints 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | Patent matters | Pending litigation
Loss contingencies
Number of patents allegedly infringed		5
Palisade Technologies, LLP vs Micron | Patent matters | Pending litigation
Loss contingencies
Number of patents allegedly infringed		5
Netlist Inc. Complaint 6 | Patent matters | Pending litigation
Loss contingencies
Number of patents allegedly infringed	1

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