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Press ReleaseRambus and Matsushita Sign Patent License AgreementAgreement covers SDRAM and DDR SDRAM memory controllers Los Altos, California, United States - 07/06/2006 Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), one of the world's premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed chip interfaces, announced today it has signed a new patent license agreement with Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., commonly known by the brand name Panasonic. This five-year agreement with an effective date of October 1, 2005 grants Matsushita a license to Rambus patents for SDRAM and DDR SDRAM memory controllers. Rambus will receive royalty payments based on the shipment of these memory controllers. “We have made great strides with our overall patent licensing program and plan to continue showcasing the value of our patent portfolio,” said Sharon Holt, senior vice president of Sales, Licensing and Marketing at Rambus. “Our focus of developing advanced interface designs and innovations help our long-time partners like Matsushita deliver high-quality products to the market as we continue to advance the state-of-the-art.” Matsushita Electric also signed a technology license agreement with Rambus in 2004 for use of its DDR2 drop-in cell as well as its XDR™ memory interface solution. These two interface designs enable Matsushita to deliver high-volume consumer products to the market that will span a wide range of price-performance points. Matsushita joins a growing list of semiconductor suppliers and system manufacturers who have signed patent license agreements for various products covered by Rambus patents. Other companies include AMD, Elpida, Fujitsu, Infineon, NEC, Renesas, and Toshiba. Since its founding in 1990, Rambus has focused on advancing electronic system performance through innovations in logic and memory interfaces, controller architectures, and system design. Such innovations include the application of micro-threading to a DRAM core, the elimination of trace length matching with FlexPhase™ circuit technology, and industry-recognized dynamic point-to-point memory-enhancing technology. These and other innovations result in a broad portfolio of innovations and patents that enables semiconductor manufacturers and system designers to achieve ever-increasing levels of functionality and performance, to lower system costs, to mitigate risk with silicon-proven designs, and to reduce time to market. For more information on Rambus’ patent portfolio, please visit www.rambus.com/products/innovationslicensing/.
Rambus Inc. 소개Rambus는 고속 칩 인터페이스의 개발과 설계를 전문으로 하는 세계 최고의 기술 라이센싱 기업 중 하나입니다. 1990년 회사가 설립된 이후 특허를 받은 당사의 혁신 기술, 핵심 기술, 그리고 명성이 있는 통합 전문기술을 통해 업계 선두의 칩 생산 및 시스템 기업들은 우수한 제품을 시장에 출시할 수 있었습니다. Rambus의 기술 및 제품은 고객이 직면하는 가장 복잡한 칩 및 시스템 레벨 인터페이스 문제를 해결하여 컴퓨팅, 통신 및 가전 제품에서 전례없는 성능을 구현할 수 있게 했습니다. Rambus는 특허를 가진 광범위한 포트폴리오의 혁신 기술, 그리고 업계를 선도하는 표준 칩 인터페이스 제품에 대한 라이센스를 제공합니다. Rambus 본사는 캘리포니아 Los Altos에 소재하고 있으며 북캐롤라이나, 인도, 독일, 일본 및 대만에 지역 사무소가 있습니다. 추가 정보는 www.rambus.com을 방문하십시오.
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