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Technology Stocks : Rambus (RMBS) - Eagle or Penguin -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: richard surckla who wrote (25249)	7/20/1999 2:18:00 AM
From: Brian1970	Respond to of 93625

Here's some good news. I know the Yahoo thread is mostly BS, so take this for what you will. It's mostly cut and paste from a news release, I believe. SMART people stay on the track! by: TheRealUSJeff 16442 of 16443 SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. RAMPED AND READY FOR HIGH-SPEED TEST AND PRODUCTION OF RAMBUS(R) RIMM(TM) MODULES * 100% RIMM MODULE Testing on HP95000 Tester * 100% Incoming PCB Impedance Testing * Fully Upgraded Surface-Mount Equipment Supporting Micron BGA RDRAM(TM) Devices * Automated Heat Spreader Assembly Capabilities FREMONT, Calif., Jul 19, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMOD) announced today that it is ready for full-scale Rambus RIMM module testing and production. SMART has addedtop-of-the-line Hewlett-Packard test equipment and has fully upgraded its assembly linesto support volume RIMM module production. SMART has incorporated Hewlett-Packard's most advanced tester, the HP95000, for 100% testing of volume production RIMM modules. The HP95000 tester, available only to a limited number of OEMs, ensures SMART's RIMM modules meet the highest standards of ATE (automated test equipment) testing. With the HP95000, SMART has the capability to test 16 high-speed RDRAM devices in parallel, the highest throughput in the industry, especially when compared to the traditional one-up module testing. "HP is pleased to be able to provide leading manufacturing companies like SMART with the latest in high-speed testing equipment," stated Walt Edgerley, Hewlett-Packard's ATE Account Manager. "We are dedicated to supporting SMART's present and future requirements in the on-going upgrade of theirproduction lines," Edgerley continued. To ensure all RIMM modules meet strict impedance specifications, SMARThas implemented a 100% incoming inspection test system. Advanced impedance measuring equipment is used to measure each bare PCB. This new process insures all RIMM modules meet Rambus' tight 28 ohm + 10% impedance specifications. Blah, blah, blah, I had to cut it off here to fit into Yahoo's message size limit.