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Agreement with SK hynix and Micron (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Patent License Agreement [Abstract] |
Schedule of cash receipts | The cumulative cash receipts through March 31, 2014 and the remaining future cash receipts from the agreements with SK hynix are expected to be recognized as follows assuming no adjustments to the payments under the terms of the agreements:
| Cumulative Received to-date as of March 31, |  | Estimated to Be Received in |  | Total Estimated Cash Receipts
| 2014 |  | Remainder of 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |
(in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty revenue | $ | 35.4 |  |  | $ | 35.5 |  |  | $ | 47.3 |  |  | $ | 47.9 |  |  | $ | 48.0 |  |  | $ | 24.0 |  |  | $ | 238.1 |
Gain from settlement | 0.6 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.9 |
Total | $ | 36.0 |  |  | $ | 36.0 |  |  | $ | 48.0 |  |  | $ | 48.0 |  |  | $ | 48.0 |  |  | $ | 24.0 |  |  | $ | 240.0 |
The cumulative cash receipts through March 31, 2014 and the remaining future cash receipts from the agreements with Micron are expected to be recognized as follows assuming no adjustments to the payments under the terms of the agreements:
| Cumulative Received to-date as of March 31, |  | Estimated to Be Received in |  | Total Estimated Cash Receipts
| 2014 |  | Remainder of 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 and thereafter |
(in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty revenue | $ | 15.0 |  |  | $ | 29.0 |  |  | $ | 38.7 |  |  | $ | 39.5 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |  |  | $ | 74.5 |  |  | $ | 276.7 |
Gain from settlement | 0.5 |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3.3 |
Total | $ | 15.5 |  |  | $ | 30.0 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |  |  | $ | 74.5 |  |  | $ | 280.0 |

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