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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.
关于Rambus Inc.Rambus 是全球首屈一指的专长于高速芯片接口发明与设计的技术授权企业。公司始建于1990 年，其专利的创新技术、突破性技术以及著名的集成专家经验帮助业内领先的芯片与系统企业向市场上推出卓越产品。Rambus 的技术与产品能够解决客户最复杂的芯片与系统级接口难题，从而帮助计算、通信与消费电子设备实现前所未有的性能。Rambus 为其世界级的专利组合以及领先的行业标准接口系列产品发放使用授权。Rambus 总部位于加利福尼亚州Los Altos，在北卡罗来纳州、印度、德国、日本和台湾等地设有地区性办事处。了解更多信息，请访问网站 www.rambus.com.cn 。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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