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Bruce Dunlevie Appointed Chairman of Rambus Board of Directors

May 9, 2008

LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 05/09/2008 – Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed memory architectures, today announced that long-time board member Bruce Dunlevie has been appointed Chairman of the Rambus Board of Directors, effective May 8, 2008. Mr. Dunlevie has served as a member of the Rambus Board since the Company was founded in 1990. “Bruce is a recognized leader with years of experience working closely with the Rambus team,” said

Rambus to Webcast Stockholder Meeting

May 1, 2008

LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 05/01/2008 – Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed memory architectures, will webcast its stockholder meeting on Friday, May 9, 2008 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Rambus’ annual stockholder meeting will take place at the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, 4290 El Camino Real, in Palo Alto, California. The live webcast of the stockholder meeting can be accessed via Rambus’ web site at www.rambus.com. A replay will

Appeals Court Sides with Rambus in Samsung Matter

April 29, 2008

District Court order vacated, Samsung claims to be dismissed LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 04/29/2008 – Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed memory architectures, today announced that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a ruling vacating the order of the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) and instructing that Samsung’s claims against Rambus be dismissed. In today’s ruling, the CAFC ordered that Judge

Rambus Reports First Quarter Results

April 24, 2008

Revenue of $39.7 million, loss per share of $0.12 cents for the first quarter LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 04/24/2008 – 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 first quarter of 2008. Revenues for the first quarter were $39.7 million, down 2.0% sequentially from the fourth quarter and down 20.8% over the first quarter of last year. “While we delivered revenue at the high

Rambus Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Spansion

April 23, 2008

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

Rambus Announces IBM to License Multi-protocol Serdes

April 22, 2008

Single Low-Power SerDes IP Cell Supports Wide Range of Protocols Spanning 1.25-6.4Gbps LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 04/22/2008 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed memory architectures, today announced that IBM has licensed Rambus’ multi-protocol SerDes (Serial/Deserializer) cell designed for advanced networking, server and general ASIC applications. This sophisticated multi-protocol SerDes cell provides IBM with a high-performance and low-power solution for implementation on its 45nm silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology. “The SerDes

DC Circuit Court Overturns Federal Trade Commission Orders in Rambus Case

April 22, 2008

LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 04/22/2008 – Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed memory architectures, today announced that the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit has overturned the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) decisions regarding Rambus, and remanded the matter back to the FTC for further proceedings consistent with the Court’s opinion. In its unanimous decision released today, the appellate court determined the FTC failed to demonstrate that Rambus inflicted

Rambus to Announce First Quarter 2008 Results

April 17, 2008

LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 04/17/2008 – 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 April 24, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss its first quarter 2008 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

Kevin Kennedy to Step Down From Rambus Board of Directors

April 8, 2008

LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 04/08/2008 – Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed memory architectures, today announced that Dr. Kevin Kennedy has decided to step down as Chairman and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2008, unless a replacement Board member is named earlier. Dr. Kennedy indicated that his planned departure is due to personal reasons. “Kevin has provided strong leadership to the Rambus board, and

XDR DRAM Passes 50 Million Units Shipped Milestone

March 31, 2008

Award-winning memory architecture delivers superior bandwidth performance for advanced computing and consumer electronics applications LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 03/31/2008 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed chip architectures, today announced that its customers have shipped over 50 million XDR™DRAM devices worldwide. The award-winning XDR memory architecture features key enabling technologies built on patented Rambus innovations that include low-voltage, low-power Differential Rambus Signaling Level (DRSL); Octal Data Rate (ODR) technology that

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