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To: Goutam who wrote (79964)	11/15/1999 5:09:00 PM
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Intel Unveils New Chipset That Supports Rambus Design Santa Clara, California, Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Intel Corp., the world's largest chipmaker, released its twice-delayed 820 chipset, setting the stage for faster personal computers using Rambus Inc.'s memory-chip standard. PC makers such as Dell Computer Corp. and memory-chip makers like Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. delayed models that sport the 820 chipset and faster memory designed by Rambus while Intel worked out glitches that popped up in September. The chipset, code-named Camino, was originally set to debut earlier this year. A chipset is a collection of semiconductors that work with a computer's microprocessor to let it talk with the main memory and other devices. Santa Clara, California-based Intel needs Rambus- based PCs to support its speedier processors. ''The Intel 820 chipset is designed from the ground up to take advantage of the power in the fastest Intel Pentium III processors,'' said Louis Burns, vice president and general manager of Intel's Platform Components Group. Rambus's design improves the performance of memory chips and is backed by Intel. Rambus licenses its high-speed technology to memory and microprocessor makers, who pay royalties to use it. The 820 chipset, when used with Rambus-based memory, will enhance 3-D graphics and multimedia display on PCs, Intel said. It expects major PC makers to ship systems based on the chipset within the next 30 days. Intel fell 2 1/8 to 74 1/16. Its shares have risen 25 percent this year. Mountain View, California-based Rambus fell 1 1/16 to 86 15/16. Rambus has fallen 9.7 percent this year. Nov/15/1999 16:47 For more stories from Bloomberg News, click here. (C) Copyright 1999 Bloomberg L.P. Any redistribution of Bloomberg content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Bloomberg L.P. Any reference to the material must be properly attributed to Bloomberg News. The information herein was obtained from sources which Bloomberg L.P. and its suppliers believe reliable, but they do not guarantee its accuracy. Neither the information, nor any opinion expressed, constitutes a solicitation of the purchase or sale of any securities or commodities.(C) Copyright 1999 Bloomberg L.P. BLOOMBERG, Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Financial Markets, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg News Radio are trademarks, tradenames and service marks of Bloomberg L.P.