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Samsung and Rambus Sign Comprehensive Agreement

January 19, 2010

SEOUL, KOREA and LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, – 01/19/2010 – Samsung Electronics and Rambus (NASDAQ:RMBS) announced today that they have reached agreement settling all claims between them and licensing Rambus’ patent portfolio covering all Samsung semiconductor products including a perpetual fully paid-up license to certain current DRAM products. As part of the overall agreement, Samsung will invest $200M in Rambus stock. Other consideration to Rambus includes an initial payment of $200M and a quarterly payment of about $25M for the next

Rambus Acquires Patented Innovations and Technology from Global Lighting Technologies

December 14, 2009

Newly acquired advanced lighting and optoelectronics innovations broaden solutions for computing and consumer applications LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 12/14/2009 – – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies, today announced it has acquired technology and a portfolio of advanced lighting and optoelectronics patents from Global Lighting Technologies Inc. (GLT). These patented innovations, which include MicroLens™ light distribution technology, broaden Rambus’ solutions for computing and consumer electronics. As part of this agreement, Rambus will

European Commission Accepts Rambus Commitments in Final Settlement

December 9, 2009

LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 12/09/2009 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed memory architectures, today announced that the European Commission (the “Commission”) has accepted commitments proposed by Rambus to resolve the matter that had been pending with the Commission. This decision by the Commission brings the matter to a close. As part of the settlement, the Commission makes no finding of liability, and no fine will be assessed against Rambus.

Northwest Logic’s DMA Back-End Core is NOW shipping as part of Xilinx’s Spartan-6 and Virtex-6 Connectivity Kits

December 8, 2009

New Xilinx Virtex-6 and Spartan-6 FPGA Connectivity Development Kits Include Northwest Logic DMA Engine IP High-Performance DMA Engine IP is a Key Component of Xilinx’s Comprehensive Targeted Reference Design for High-Speed Connectivity SAN JOSE, Calif., December 8, 2009 – Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced the availability of the new Xilinx® Virtex®-6 and Spartan®-6 FPGA Connectivity Development Kits that provide a comprehensive, easy-to-use, and hardware validated development environment. A key component of the new kits is the Connectivity Targeted Reference

Samsung to Offer 1 Gigabit XDR™ DRAM

December 3, 2009

LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 12/03/2009 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed memory architectures, today announced that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. will offer a 1 Gigabit XDR™ DRAM memory device. XDR DRAM is a key component of Rambus’ award-winning XDR memory architecture. Samsung’s 1Gb XDR DRAM device will broaden the availability of XDR technology for gaming, computing and consumer electronics applications. “Samsung’s market leadership means system manufacturers can be

Rambus to Present at the Credit Suisse Annual Technology Conference

November 24, 2009

LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 11/24/2009 – Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed memory architectures, today announced that Harold Hughes, chief executive officer, and Satish Rishi, chief financial officer, will present at the Credit Suisse Annual Technology Conference in Phoenix, Arizona on Thursday, December 3, 2009. The presentation, which is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. MT, will be available through a webcast and can be accessed at Rambus’ Investor Relations

Rambus Comments on Order in Price-Fixing Case

November 23, 2009

LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 11/23/2009 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) today announced that Judge Richard A. Kramer of the San Francisco Superior Court has issued recommendations that the Rambus antitrust case against certain memory manufacturers and the Tessera Technologies antitrust case against Hynix be coordinated and assigned to the San Francisco Superior Court. “At the hearing regarding coordination on November 6, 2009, Judge Kramer made clear that he would recommend coordination so long as it does not delay the

Rambus Reports Third Quarter Earnings

October 22, 2009

Revenue of $27.9 million, loss per share of $0.26 cents for the third quarter LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 10/22/2009 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed memory architectures, today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2009. Revenue for the third quarter of 2009 was $27.9 million, up 3.3% sequentially from the second quarter of 2009 primarily due to higher variable royalty revenue. As compared to the third quarter

Rambus Achieves Power Efficiency Breakthrough for Mobile Memory Solutions

October 21, 2009

Silicon test vehicle cuts power by one third over previous record results LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 10/21/2009 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed memory architectures, today announced it has achieved a new breakthrough level of power efficiency with its latest silicon test vehicle developed through its Mobile Memory Initiative (MMI). The latest silicon-validated results demonstrate that through the use of MMI innovations, a high-bandwidth mobile memory controller can achieve

Rambus to Announce Third Quarter 2009 Results

October 15, 2009

LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 10/15/2009 – Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed memory architectures, will hold a conference call on October 22, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss its third quarter 2009 financial results. This call will be webcast and can be accessed via Rambus’ web site at http://investor.rambus.com. A replay will be available following the call on Rambus’ Investor Relations web site or for one week at

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