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Press ReleaseRambus and Qimonda Sign Amended Patent License Agreement
Los Altos, California, United States - 07/15/2008 Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), one of the world's premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed memory architectures, today announced it has signed an amendment to its current patent license agreement with Qimonda AG, a leading manufacturer of memory products. This amendment extends the minimum term of the original patent license agreement, but specifies that in the event Infineon ceases to control or otherwise own a majority of Qimonda shares, certain competitors would not accede to the license upon their acquisition of control of Qimonda or a majority of Qimonda shares. The amendment further provides that any such acquirer would generally not acquire the benefit of a release from Rambus for past damages, including past infringement of Rambus' patent portfolio. "This amendment paves the way for further cooperation between our two companies," said Robert Feurle, vice president Business Unit Specialty DRAM of Qimonda AG. "We look forward to collaborating with Rambus to develop state-of-the-art memory products for the high-volume computing and consumer electronics markets." "Beyond the patent license, we are working with Qimonda on leadership products, such as the XDR memory architecture," said Sharon Holt, senior vice president of Worldwide Sales, Licensing, and Marketing at Rambus. "Together, our teams can provide the advanced memory solutions that enrich the experience of end-users worldwide." Infineon and Rambus signed the original patent license agreement in March 2005. This patent license agreement was followed by a technology license for the XDR memory architecture signed by Qimonda and Rambus in January 2007. For more information on Rambus' patent portfolio, please visit www.rambus.com/patents.
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 。Forward-Looking StatementsThis release contains forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating to future collaboration between Qimonda and Rambus. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections, management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by Rambus' management. Actual results may differ materially. Rambus' business generally is subject to a number of risks which are described more fully in Rambus' periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Rambus undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.
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