NLST — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of NLST's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-08-11 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-05-12
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +26 | −21 | ~6 | 24 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | +3 | −2 | ~2 | 4 |
| Legal proceedings | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Risk factors | Some risk factors updated | +5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | +4 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-11
●our ability to collect any damages awarded to us, including in our litigation with Micron Technology, Inc. (“Micron”), Google, Inc. (“Google”) or any other counter parties;
●our ability to collect amounts owed to us pursuant to the Samsung License Agreement entered into with Samsung in connection with the settlement of our intellectual property litigation with Samsung;
beliefs only as of the date they are made, and except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.
On August 4, 2026, we entered into a Patent Cross License Agreement, Settlement and Release Agreement, Supply Agreement, and ITC Cooperation Agreement with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and/or its affiliate Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., effective as of July 31, 2026. In connection with the Supply Agr…
Our performance improved since the second half of 2025, driven by increased demand for our memory products and disciplined commercial execution. In our view, accelerated AI adoption has tightened industry supply relative to demand, contributing to broad-based price increases. We currently expect the…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-12
●our ability to collect any damages awarded to us, including in our litigation with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Semiconductor Inc., and Samsung Electronics America Inc. (collectively, “Samsung”) and/or in our litigation with Micron Technology, Inc. (“Micron”);
Our performance improved since the second half of 2025, driven by increased demand for our memory products and disciplined commercial execution. In our view, accelerated AI adoption has tightened industry supply relative to demand, contributing to broad-based price increases. We currently expect the…
In addition, the vast majority of our net product sales in recent periods have been generated from resales of products sourced from SK hynix pursuant to the Product Purchase and Supply Agreement with SK hynix, which was entered into on April 5, 2021 (the “Supply Agreement”). The term of the supply p…
We are party to ongoing intellectual property litigation. Although certain matters have resulted in favorable and significant court judgments in our favor, these judgements remain subject to appeal and other proceedings, and any ultimate recovery may be less than the amounts awarded or may not be re…
Our performance, financial condition and prospects are also affected by a number of factors and are exposed to a number of other risks and uncertainties. We operate in a competitive and rapidly evolving industry in which new risks emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict al…
Controls & procedures
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-11
In designing our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, our management recognizes that any control system, no matter how well-designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Further, t…
costs. Because of the inherent limitations, our disclosure and internal controls may not prevent or detect all instances of fraud, misstatements or other control issues, and our evaluations of disclosure and internal controls cannot provide assurance that all such control issues have been detected. …
Our management conducted an evaluation, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the peri…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-12
In designing our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, our management recognizes that any control system, no matter how well-designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Further, t…
Our management conducted an evaluation, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the peri…
Risk factors
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-11
Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report.
We entered into a Supply Agreement with Samsung Semiconductor with the right to purchase from Samsung Semiconductor for an aggregate of up to $1.5 billion of DRAM and NAND products, subject to certain limitations, and if Samsung Semiconductor breaches or is unable to honor its obligations under the …
In August 2026, we entered into the Supply Agreement with Samsung Semiconductor for a term of five years, which grants us the right to purchase from Samsung Semiconductor up to $300 million of DRAM and NAND products each year for an aggregate of up to $1.5 billion during the term of the Supply Agree…
If the Supply Agreement is terminated or if Samsung Semiconductor is otherwise unable or unwilling to supply the products upon our exercise of purchase rights thereunder, we may experience supply shortages for certain of our products, increased lead times and delays in the delivery of our products t…
In addition, under the Samsung License Agreement, the quarterly license fee payments payable by Samsung are calculated based on a revenue-based formula and are subject to a per-quarter cap and to certain adjustment and refund rights that may apply to royalties received in years four and five of the …
Other information
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-11
On April 23, 2026, Chun K. Hong, our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of our Board terminated a trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act, originally adopted on September 12, 2025, for the sale of up to 2,388,823 sha…
On April 23, 2026, Mr. Hong and Won Kyung Cha, as trustees of the Chun Ki Hong Won Kyung Cha Community Property Trust dated 8/16/2004, terminated a trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act, originally adopted on September 12, 2025, f…
On April 29, 2026, Jun Cho, a director of our Board, terminated a trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act, originally adopted on September 12, 2025, for the sale of up to 50,000 shares of our common stock. The plan was originally sc…
On June 12, 2026, Mr. Hong entered into a Rule 10b5-1 sales plan (the “Hong 10b5-1 Sales Plan”) intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act. The Hong 10b5-1 Sales Plan, which has a term that expires on September 12, 2027, provides for the sale of up t…
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice