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To: Orion who wrote (34892)	11/19/1999 6:21:00 PM
From: Orion	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Don't remember to have seen this posted on the thread. Another RIMM supplier joining the Rambus family. quote.bloomberg.com Excerpt:" In addition to PC applications for Rambus modules, we also see interest coming from a broad spectrum of customers for a variety of applications such as networking servers," commented Brian Elliott, Wintec's Director of OEM Sales. Like could have said our dear Unclewest : drip, drip, drip... Wintec Signs Partnership Agreement With Rambus Inc. FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Wintec, a leading memory module manufacturer and computer products distributor, announced today that it has signed a partnership agreement with Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq: RMBS). Under the terms of the partnership agreement, Wintec will be an approved manufacturer and distributor of Rambus(R) memory modules, or RIMM(TM) modules, for use in mainstream desktop PCs, workstations and servers. "Wintec's expertise in manufacturing and distributing memory modules and components will greatly support the supply of RIMM modules required by VARs and system integrators," said Subodh Toprani, vice president and general manager of the Logic Products Division at Rambus Inc. "Wintec has the distribution reach that will help us meet the increasing demand for RIMM modules as more products reach the market requiring our high-speed memory solution." "We have a ten-year history of supplying the market with the most advanced memory technology available," said Simon Chen, vice-president of engineering and manufacturing at Wintec. "Our partnership with Rambus will help us continue our trend of delivering the cutting edge products the market requires." Rambus memory modules provide three times the performance improvement over 100 MHz SDRAM and have been adopted by Intel to be the memory technology to support systems with the Intel 820 and 840 chipsets. The high-speed, high-capacity memory, Rambus technology is designed for high volume applications and offers the DRAM industry's highest level of performance to date -- 1.6 gigabytes per second of peak bandwidth from a single device. Wintec sees the opportunity and applications for Rambus technology growing. "In addition to PC applications for Rambus modules, we also see interest coming from a broad spectrum of customers for a variety of applications such as networking servers," commented Brian Elliott, Wintec's Director of OEM Sales. Wintec's RIMM modules are available for PC motherboard manufacturers, PC system manufacturers (OEMs) and other technology companies that are developing Rambus-enabled systems or products. As the availability of Rambus system accelerates with the introduction of chipset support from Intel, Wintec is ready for volume manufacturing of RIMM modules at the company's state-of-the-art, ISO 9001/9002 certified facility in Fremont, Calif. and is prepared to meet customer demand.