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To: Scumbria who wrote (27817)8/26/1999 10:13:00 PM
From: Mindanao  Respond to of 93625
 
>Does Rambus bring extra costs to the mother board or is it cheaper?<

The Rambus technology (the interface, the channel, the WHOLE package) reduces system cost. People get confused because the chips themselves are a little pricier than conventional memory technologies -- but what they seem to forget is that those technologies were more expensive when they were relatively new, also. But if you keep your eye on the ball (that Rambus improves the performance and lowers the cost to create electronics (computers, communications systems and consumer electronics), you see that there isn't any real alternative to this technology...



To: Scumbria who wrote (27817)8/27/1999 11:49:00 AM
From: wily  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 93625
 
>> A more important cost of DRDRAM is the test cost associated with DRDRAM designs. 400MHz double edged testers are very expensive at the present time.<<

Right, but that's already factored into Tate's 10% prediction (1 year).

If you could be sure that costs would come down as Tate says would you be an investor now?

w

PS Did you see the Tate interview reprinted here?


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