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Rambus and SK Hynix Extend License Agreement

Agreement extended to 2024

SEOUL, Korea and SUNNYVALE, Calif. – June 18 2015 – SK Hynix Inc. and Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), today announced they have signed an amendment that extends the current agreement between the two companies through July 1, 2024 for use of Rambus memory-related patented innovations in SK Hynix semiconductor products. SK Hynix and Rambus signed the original agreement for a five-year term in June 2013. With this amendment and extension of the agreement for an additional six years, SK Hynix will continue making payments to Rambus averaging $12M per quarter for the next 36 quarters. In addition, SK Hynix has the option to renew the agreement for an additional three-year extension under the existing rate structure. Other terms and details of the agreement are confidential.

“SK Hynix’s decision of taking an early license extension is a proof point of our ability to provide continued value and technology innovation for leading semiconductor companies,” said Dr. Ron Black, president and chief executive officer at Rambus. “This long-term agreement reaffirms our commitment to work collaboratively with customers, and other key players in the semiconductor industry, delivering technology and services that will further strengthen the growth of Rambus.”

Rambus continues to drive innovation in memory and interface designs, creating new technology architectures that address key trends in cloud computing, big data and Internet of Things (IoT). For additional information on Rambus and its memory, interface and security technologies, visit rambus.com.

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Rambus brings invention to market. Our customizable IP cores, architecture licenses, tools, services, and training improve the competitive advantage of our customer’s products while accelerating their time-to-market. Rambus products and innovations capture, secure and move data. For more information, visit rambus.com.

About SK Hynix Inc.
SK Hynix Inc., headquartered in Korea, is the world’s top tier semiconductor supplier offering Dynamic Random Access Memory chips (‘DRAM’), Flash memory chips (‘NAND Flash’) and CMOS Image Sensors (‘CIS’) for a wide range of distinguished customers globally. The Company’s shares are traded on the Korea Exchange, and the Global Depository shares are listed on the Luxemburg Stock Exchange. Further information about SK Hynix is available at www.skhynix.com.

Rambus Cryptography Research Division Licenses DPA Countermeasures to Thales

Advanced hardware-based security technologies protect against side channel attacks

SUNNYVALE, CA – April 14, 2015 — Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) today announced that its Cryptography Research division has licensed security technologies to Thales e-Security, a leader in information systems and communications security. In this agreement, Thales will integrate DPA Countermeasure technologies developed by Cryptography Research into its line of hardware security modules (HSMs) to protect against side-channel and related attacks. Specific terms of the agreement are confidential.

“Thales’ products are designed to stay ahead of the increasingly pervasive with sophisticated attacks being developed every day,” said Cindy Provin, VP Strategy & Marketing at Thales e-Security. “Protections against side-channel attacks will be an added important element in our robust solutions.”

“We are seeing threats intensify as there are increasing demands to keep keys protected to conduct secure transactions,” said Paul Kocher, chief scientist of the Rambus Cryptography Research division. “Thales is a critical player in the overall security space and this agreement shows their continued commitment to safeguarding information.”

Side channel and DPA attacks are non-invasive attacks that involve monitoring the fluctuating electrical power consumption of a target device and then using advanced statistical methods to derive cryptographic keys and other secrets. Strong countermeasures to these attacks help protect tamper-resistant products used in applications such as banking, pay television, mass transit, secure ID, and wireless telecommunications.

For additional information on DPA Countermeasures or on Cryptography Research, visit cryptography.com.

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The Rambus Cryptography Research division specializes in embedded security solutions. Our innovative technologies include tamper resistance, content protection, network security, payment and transaction services. Eight billion security products are made annually with our security technology, and systems designed by our scientists and engineers protect hundreds of billions of dollars in revenues every year. Additional information is available at cryptography.com.

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Intertrust Technologies Integrates CryptoFirewall Cores from Rambus Cryptography Research Division

CryptoFirewall™ core enhances ExpressPlay™ and gives content providers access to higher levels of security

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — April 09, 2015 — Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) today announced that Intertrust® Technologies Corporation, a leading provider of trusted computing technologies, will integrate its CryptoFirewall™ advanced hardware security cores with ExpressPlay™ cloud service. This integration enables Intertrust to provide content distributors with an unprecedented level of hardware security in compatible consumer devices. Smart 4K UHD TVs are the first target devices for this integrated security solution.”

“Security risks are pervasive, so it’s important to have an extremely robust and highly flexible security solution to protect digital rights,” said Talal Shamoon, CEO at Intertrust Technologies. “The technologies developed by the Cryptography Research team have an excellent reputation for securing content, and the CryptoFirewall core complements and reinforces our full range of cloud-based security solutions.”

“As a leading digital TV software-based solution, Intertrust’s ExpressPlay is providing an important layer of the overall security platform,” said Paul Kocher, president and chief scientist of the Rambus Cryptography Research division. “By integrating our hardware cores with Marlin DRM, this solution can provide a robust, flexible, and cost-effective foundation to more effectively protect content and services from theft.”

The CryptoFirewall core, developed by Cryptography Research, is a self-contained ASIC security core that provides an ultra-secure hardware key engine for content protection applications. The core is integrated directly into leading SoCs used in TVs, set-top boxes, and other devices, and provides ‘smart card within a chip’ level end-point security. The core is designed to protect cryptographic keys and computations within a chip even if surrounding components are compromised.

The CryptoFirewall core complements Marlin DRM and helps content distributors meet MovieLab’s Enhanced Content Protection specifications for hardware root of trust. Intertrust jointly developed the specifications for the open standard Marlin DRM system for consumer devices and services with Samsung, Sony, Panasonic and Philips. Marlin offers sophisticated copyright management for playing media content distributed over mobile, broadband, broadcast and other distribution channels. Marlin seamlessly ports licensed content across devices and services in a consumer’s home or personal domain and supports a large and flexible set of business models for content distribution. Marlin is deployed worldwide and is currently one of the fastest growing DRM technology in China.

Intertrust also operates ExpressPlay, a highly scalable cloud service for content protection. The ExpressPlay service provides a complete, ready-to-go Marlin DRM system with a cloud service to easily manage content protection usage, and tools to integrate Marlin into devices and distribution platforms. ExpressPlay DRM supports many video formats including MPEG-DASH HLS, Smooth, and MP4. These standards are important for reducing the cost of video distribution and work with an increasing number of smart TV devices running apps that combine broadcast TV content with the best of Internet content. Intertrust operates ExpressPlay services in China and worldwide.

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The Rambus Cryptography Research division specializes in embedded security solutions. Our innovative technologies include tamper resistance, content protection, network security, payment and transaction services. Eight billion security products are made annually with our security technology, and systems designed by our scientists and engineers protect hundreds of billions of dollars in revenues every year. Additional information is available at cryptography.com.

About Intertrust Technologies Corporation
Intertrust invents, develops, and delivers technologies for trusted computing among leading global corporations from mobile and CE manufacturers and service providers, to enterprise software platform companies. Intertrust and its subsidiaries are also developing new trust services for vertical markets related to consumer privacy, Internet processing of DNA data, and smart grids. Intertrust also actively creates and invests in ventures that extend its market vision. Current and former portfolio companies include Personagraph, Kabuto, whiteCryption, SyncTV, Nest Labs, Kiora, and Planet OS.

Founded in 1990 on a revolutionary vision to bring trust to operating systems and open networks, Intertrust is based in Silicon Valley, with regional offices in London and Beijing. The Company has a legacy of invention, and its fundamental contributions in the areas of computer security and digital trust are globally recognized. Intertrust holds hundreds of patents that are key to Internet security, trust, and privacy management components of operating systems, trusted mobile code and networked operating environments, web services, and cloud computing. Additional information is available at intertrust.com, or follow us on Twitter or LinkedIn.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 as amended, including statements regarding the expected integration of CryptoFirewall™ advanced hardware security cores with ExpressPlay™ cloud service. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections that are subject to change. Actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties described from time to time in Rambus’s annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Forms 10-Q and other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and Rambus does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements based on new developments or changes in expectations.

Barco Silex Partners with Rambus to Combat Security Threats in Point-of-Sale Market

Enables expansion of DPA Countermeasure solutions beyond traditional smartcard market

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – April 6, 2015 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) today announced that its Cryptography Research Division has entered into a partnership agreement with Barco Silex. Through this agreement, Barco Silex can develop DPA-resistant solutions that help accelerate time-to-market of security-based products. Barco Silex will utilize Cryptography Research differential power analysis, or DPA, countermeasure technology to help protect against security risks in a variety of point-of-sale applications, including banking, retailing, mass transit, and wireless telecommunications.

“Side-channel attacks are becoming more prevalent, and we need a sound solution to combat this growing risk to ensure customer confidence and protect high value assets,” said Sébastien Rabou, Product Manager at Barco Silex. “The partnership with Rambus allows us to have access to the world-class cryptography engineers while developing solutions to benefit the point-of-sale market.”

“The risk of security breaches continues to explode and customers need to quickly get secure solutions into the market,” said Dr. Simon Blake-Wilson, vice president of Products and Marketing of the Rambus Cryptography Research division. “By partnering with Barco Silex, we have created another channel that will accelerate time-to-market with advanced security technology.”

Concerns about DPA security attacks originated in the smartcard market; however, the potential for these attacks is spreading into many other markets. For this reason, there is a need for DPA countermeasures to be adopted across all markets where valuable financial and personal data is being handled. Today, products commonly at risk include point-of-sale devices, mobile phones, secure USB flash drives, pay television set-top boxes, and optical disc players among others.

DPA is a type of side-channel attack that involves monitoring variations in the electrical power consumption or EM emissions from a target device. These measurements can then be used to derive cryptographic keys and other sensitive information from chips. Rambus Cryptography Research DPA countermeasure technologies are a proven solution for protecting devices against the extraction of cryptographic keys and private data through side-channel attacks. Highly flexible, these solutions can be optimized for performance, size and security level, allowing customers to help fend off unauthorized access to critical information. Having discovered side-channel attacks, Cryptography Research scientists have developed a comprehensive portfolio of application-specific hardware core and software library solutions that chipmakers can use to build DPA resistant products. These DPA resistant solutions can be integrated into a wide range of SoCs, including power-sensitive mobile applications, highly secure anti-tampering and performance-driven multi-core processors.

Barco Silex has joined the Rambus Partner Program, which will enable further collaboration on other combined IP blocks offerings between the two companies. For additional information on the Rambus Partner Program, visit www.rambus.com/partners.

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The Rambus Cryptography Research division specializes in embedded security solutions to combat the worldwide threat to data integrity, our innovative technologies span areas including tamper resistance, content protection, network security, media and payment and transaction services. Eight billion security products are made annually with our security technology, and systems designed by our scientists and engineers protect hundreds of billions of dollars in revenues every year. Additional information is available at cryptography.com.

About Barco Silex
Barco Silex is leader in video processing, encryption and security IP cores and platforms as well as electronic design services (ASIC, FPGA, DSP, Board). Thanks to its continued stream of innovations, Barco Silex provides state-of-the-art solutions in video, encryption and security. Barco Silex security platforms and encryption cores deliver unrivaled speed performance and compact footprint. For more information about Barco Silex: www.barco-silex.com.

MStar to Use Cryptography Research DPA Countermeasures to Ward Off Attacks in Set-Top Box Solutions

Added security technologies protect tamper-resistant chips in digital home market

SUNNYVALE, Calif., and TAIPEI, Taiwan — February 4, 2015 — Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) today announced that its Cryptography Research Division and MStar, a leading global semiconductor company for display and digital home solutions, have signed a license agreement for the inclusion of advanced DPA countermeasure technologies developed by Cryptography Research in MStar products. By incorporating these patented technologies, MStar’s tamper-resistant products, including set-top box chipsets, can be protected against differential power analysis (DPA) and related attacks.

“With growing threats impacting the content distribution market, we are committed to providing the highest level of security for our customers,” said Jeff Wu, Associate VP at MStar. “DPA countermeasures are integral to providing the highest level of security and now our solutions incorporate comprehensive security ingredients to protect against side-channel and other non-invasive attacks.”

DPA is a form of side-channel attack that involves monitoring the fluctuating electrical power consumption or EM emissions from a target device and then using advanced statistical methods to derive cryptographic keys and other secrets from chips. Since these types of attacks can affect set-top boxes and other consumer electronic devices, there is a growing need in the entertainment industry for advanced side-channel attack solutions to provide secure delivery of high quality content to homes.

“As it becomes easier to mount attacks using DPA, content distributors need protection against side-channel attacks to satisfy requirements in order to provide secure access to high value content,” said Paul Kocher, president and chief scientist of the Rambus Cryptography Research division. “By incorporating DPA countermeasures into their set-top box chipsets, MStar is demonstrating their commitment to deploying comprehensive security measures in the pay TV space.”

Cryptography Research DPA countermeasure technologies are designed to protect devices against certain types of attacks that can extract cryptographic keys and other sensitive data from chips in set-top boxes and other home networking products. By integrating more comprehensive security solutions into set-top boxes, unauthorized access of premium content can be prevented.

About Cryptography Research

The Rambus Cryptography Research division specializes in embedded security solutions to combat the worldwide threat to data integrity, our innovative technologies span areas including tamper resistance, content protection, network security, media and payment and transaction services. Eight billion security products are made annually with our security technology, and systems designed by our scientists and engineers protect hundreds of billions of dollars in revenues every year. Additional information is available at cryptography.com.

About MStar Semiconductor, Inc.

MStar Semiconductor, Inc. is a world-class leader in Application Specific ICs with a focus on consumer electronic products and communication applications. Since the inception in 2002, MStar has established a strong brand and leadership position in LCD controller, analog and digital TV, and set-top box by fully leveraging its core expertise of cutting-edge design capabilities, continuous innovation and premier customer-focused services. Headquartered in Taiwan, MStar has a comprehensive global footprint of international R&D and customer support centers to provide a full range of total solutions for various consumer electronic applications. For more information, please visit www.mstarsemi.com.

Tezzaron to Incorporate Rambus ReRAM Memory Technology

Architecture enhances power and performance in military, aerospace and commercial applications

SUNNYVALE, Calif. and Naperville, Ill. – January 22, 2015 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) and Tezzaron Semiconductor today announced that they have signed an agreement to incorporate Rambus oxide-resistive memory (ReRAM) technology in forthcoming Tezzaron devices. This architecture license gives Tezzaron access to system IP, specifications and validation suites to design differentiated chips using ReRAM, which is ideally suited to improve the power and performance requirements in military, aerospace, and commercial memory applications.

“Rambus is a great company to work with and their ReRAM technology is a game-changer,” said Bob Patti, chief technology officer at Tezzaron. “By implementing ReRAM in our unique 3D architecture, we can revolutionize high-performance computing with better endurance and superior power efficiency.”

“At Rambus we are continually developing comprehensive memory solutions that take into account the evolving needs of an increasingly diverse market,” said Gary Bronner, vice president of Rambus Labs. “ReRAM fills the gap between what DRAM and Flash can provide while being highly reliable and high speed. Collaboration with Tezzaron takes full advantage of this new technology by differentiating the memory architecture for numerous use cases across the embedded landscape.”

Tezzaron plans to build ReRAM into storage-class 3D memory devices for military, aerospace and commercial applications. Tezzaron also plans to implement ReRAM in an assortment of SoCs, FPGAs and processors to exploit the extensive split-fab production experience of Tezzaron’s fabrication subsidiary, Novati Technologies. Using ReRAM, Novati can add hundreds of megabytes of storage to a logic device manufactured in a standard commercial fab.

In addition to military and aerospace applications, ReRAM technology can be utilized in a variety of embedded storage memory devices where low power, design integration, cost and performance are all important factors. Among these, the development of storage memory in connected devices is fast becoming critical.

The first in Tezzaron’s family of ReRAM devices is currently in design and is scheduled for production in 2016.

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About Tezzaron Semiconductor
Tezzaron is a full service turn-key supplier of 3D and 2.5D memory, memory subsystems and memory-intensive SoCs. Tezzaron specializes in 3D wafer and die stacking, TSV processes and wide-ranging collaborations, creating commercial parts as well as custom devices for prototyping and production. For more information, visit www.Tezzaron.com.

About Novati Technologies
Novati Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tezzaron, is the premier innovation partner for accelerating nanotechnology development and commercialization. Novati’s proven advanced technology and secure IP infrastructure, combined with its recognized Technology Development Process, supports companies developing MEMS, microfluidics, novel transistors, photovoltaics and other nanotechnologies for the semiconductor, life sciences and aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.Novati-Tech.com.

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