Press Release

Rambus Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Spansion

Companies Collaborate On Next-Generation Flash Memory Solutions

Los Altos, California, United States  - 04/23/2008   Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq: RMBS), one of the world's premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed memory architectures, today announced that it has signed an agreement for DDR engineering services and a memorandum of understanding for future development of MirrorBit® Flash memory solutions with Spansion® Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSN), the world's largest pure-play provider of Flash memory solutions.

Initially, Rambus will provide Spansion with DDR engineering services in support of accelerating time-to-market for robust, high-volume Spansion products. Services include signal integrity simulations, system and package design, and precision in-system voltage and timing margining.

"Flash memory content in electronic devices continues to grow, enabling increasingly innovative and differentiated consumer electronics products," said Ali Pourkeramati, executive vice president, Applications and Platform Engineering, at Spansion. "Our deep Flash memory expertise coupled with Rambus’ signal integrity and memory interface experience will provide an enhanced opportunity to create the next generation of advanced MirrorBit Flash memory solutions."

"With its preeminent expertise in Flash memory, Spansion is ideally positioned to deliver the breakthrough solutions needed by future consumer electronics products," said Martin Scott, senior vice president of Engineering at Rambus Inc. "Together, we look forward to making significant advancements in the capabilities of Flash memory systems."

Rambus and Spansion signed a patent license agreement in early 2007. With a primary focus on the integrated Flash memory market, Spansion solutions are incorporated into electronic products from Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), including the world's top ten handset, consumer electronics and automotive OEMs around the world.

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關於Rambus Inc.

Rambus 是全球首屈一指的專長於高速晶片介面發明與設計的技術授權企業。公司始建於1990 年,其專利的創新技術、突破性技術以及著名的集成專家經驗幫助業內領先的晶片與系統企業向市場上推出卓越產品。Rambus 的技術與產品能夠解決客戶最複雜的晶片與系統級介面難題,從而幫助計算、通信與消費電子設備實現前所未有的性能。Rambus 為其世界級的專利組合以及領先的行業標準介面系列產品發放使用授權。Rambus 總部位於加利福尼亞州Los Altos,在北卡羅來納州、印度、德國、日本和臺灣等地設有地區性辦事處。瞭解更多資訊,請訪問網站 www.rambus.com.tw 。



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Spansion®, the Spansion Logo®, MirrorBit®, ORNAND™, ORNAND2™, HD-SIM™ and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Spansion LLC. Spansion, the Spansion Logo and MirrorBit are registered in the US and other countries. Other names used are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

 

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