SAN FRANCISCO — Third-party litigation funders usually resist having their deals forced into the light of day. So when two arrangements are announced with splashy press releases in the span of a week, you might say that’s noteworthy.

Netlist, a digital memory manufacturer based in Irvine, California, on Thursday announced a deal with TRGP Capital Management for an unspecified amount to cover its legal expenses in a patent fight with South Korean behemoth chipmaker SK Hynix.