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( BW)(LA-RAMBUS)(RMBS) Rambus Memory Featured in Over 50 Systems; Systems From Leading Worldwide OEMs on Display During WinHEC 2000
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
WinHEC 2000 Booth No. 600
NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2000--Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS) today announced that more than 50 Rambus(R)-based systems are available from leading PC and consumer products OEMs.
Rambus is displaying RDRAM(R)-based PCs from industry leaders Compaq, DELL, HP and IBM powered by RIMM(TM) modules from Hyundai, Infineon, NEC, Samsung and Toshiba during the conference at the Rambus booth (Booth No. 600).
Since the early 1990s systems designers and memory architects, representing a wide range of platforms and applications, realized the need for additional memory performance and bandwidth to support the anticipated increases in microprocessor frequency. These designers selected Rambus technology to eliminate the memory bottlenecks that would have negatively impacted system efficiency.
Rambus-based PC systems debuted last Fall. Today, there are over 50 systems available including desktop PCs, workstations, consumer platforms as well as high performance, single and dual processor motherboards. RDRAM devices, with data rate transfers of up to 800MHz, enable a single Rambus channel to achieve up to 1.6 gigabytes per second. Rambus' architecture easily accommodates future performance enhancements due to its unique scalability. Rambus technology allows architects the flexibility to incorporate multiple channels to scale memory capacity and bandwidth to meet system requirements.
"The performance, scalability and stability offered by Rambus technology enables Intel and other leading system manufacturers to escalate processor performance far beyond current levels. Systems powered by processors operating at one gigahertz and beyond will increasingly rely on Rambus technology to achieve unmatched levels of performance," said Avo Kanadjian, vice president, Worldwide Marketing at Rambus Inc. "With Rambus technology system designs can be optimized to meet the needs of a broad range of platforms including value PCs, desktops and workstations as well as digital televisions, set top boxes, networking products and game consoles."
About Rambus Inc.
Rambus Inc. develops and licenses high bandwidth chip connection technologies to enhance the performance of computers, consumer electronics and communications products. Current Rambus-based computers supported by Intel chipsets include Dell, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM PCs and workstations. Sony's PlayStation(R)2 video game system uses Rambus memory. Providers of Rambus-based integrated circuits include the world's leading DRAM, ASIC and PC controller manufacturers. Currently, eight of the world's top 10 semiconductor companies license Rambus technology. More information on Rambus Inc. and its high bandwidth technologies is available at rambus.com. |
