Buying Guide
Rambus delivers a variety of offerings and engagement options to provide an enhanced customer experience and to improve our customers’ time-to-market. Focused on bringing invention to market through licenses, solutions and services, Rambus is a collaborative and entrepreneurial company dedicated to the success of its customers.
Chips
Built on over 25 years of high-speed memory and serial link interface design experience, our chips offer industry-leading performance and reliability along with value-added features and functionality. Rambus chips are supported by integrated tools and expert services targeted at providing a best-in-class customer experience.
| Offering | Description | Technology |
|---|---|---|
| Server DIMM Chipsets | DDR4 chipset for RDIMM and LRDIMM server modules | Memory + Interfaces |
IP Cores
Our comprehensive, application-specific hard and soft cores, are configured to customer requirements and can be directly licensed for integration into a wide range of SoCs—from power-sensitive mobile applications, to highly-secure anti-tampering, to performance-driven multi-core processors. IP Core solutions are available with a full suite of tools, services and training to enable faster time-to-market, improved system margins and reduced cost.
| Offering | Description | Technology |
|---|---|---|
| DDRn Memory | Process-specific physical memory interfaces | Interface IP |
| SerDes PHYs | Process-specific physical chip-to-chip interfaces | Interface IP |
| CryptoFirewall Cores | Vendor-specific security IP cores | Security |
| DPA Resistant Cores | Cryptographic cores | Security |
| CryptoManager Root of Trust | High-security core with a silicon root-of-trust for key and feature provisioning | Security |
Architecture License
Through flexible licensing models, our Architecture Licensees gain access to system IP, specifications and validation suites to enable freedom to design with industry-leading technology. In addition, we offer tools, services and direct access to our team of world-class engineers and scientists to reduce design time and cost.
| Offering | Description | Technology |
|---|---|---|
| Memory & SerDes | Physical interface enabling technology | Interface IP |
| DRAM | DRAM architecture and design technology | Interface IP |
| DPA Countermeasures | Cryptographic cores | Security |
Patent License
We offer flexible licensing options that provide access to our broad portfolio of patented inventions. Existing offerings include:
- Memory Devices
- Memory Controllers/SoCs
- Serial Links/SoCs
- Differential Power Analysis (DPA) Countermeasures
Typical license engagements provide customers with access to use all or portions of Rambus innovations in certain fields of use.
Tools
We offer a range of software and hardware tools that have been developed to assist system and chip designers with system analysis, design, debug, validation and characterization, Rambus offers a range of software and hardware tools. Our tools are available to customers, partners and educational institutions complete with training, documentation and optional design services.
| Offering | Description | Technology |
|---|---|---|
| LabStation Platform | Hardware and software interface testing platform | Interface IP |
| Noise Monitor | On-chip IP for power supply noise analysis | Interface IP |
| DPA Workstation | Hardware and software platform for side-channel analysis | Security |
Services
We offer a broad range of consulting services targeted at shortening design times, improving design quality and reducing design costs. By providing direct access to a team of industry experts with combined decades of relevant experience, Rambus services enable our customers to effectively and efficiently implement leading-edge designs and bring their products to market. We offer a range of software and hardware tools that have been developed to assist system and chip designers with system analysis, design, debug, validation and characterization, Rambus offers a range of software and hardware tools. Our tools are available to customers, partners and educational institutions complete with training, documentation and optional design services.
| Offering | Description | Technology |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Design | System and interface design services | Interface IP |
| Design Reviews | Comprehensive interface and system reviews | Interface IP |
| DPA Validation Program | Comprehensive, third-party security testing | Security |
| Manufacturing Support | Customized support for hardware security cores | Security |
Training
Learn from our team of industry experts on a variety of topics and gain firsthand experience with the tools and methodologies that enable best-in-class performance, power efficiency and security for current and future-generation electronic systems. Rambus training workshops and seminars are offered publicly and privately and can be given at customer-specific locations.
| Offering | Description | Technology |
|---|---|---|
| Design Tutorials | Design optimization methodologies | Interface IP |
| Security Analysis | Design approaches to counter SPA and DPA | Security |
| DPA Workstation | Security analysis platform training | Security |