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To: Boplicity who wrote (545)	3/23/2000 7:25:00 PM
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Hey Greg, more on your favorite subject.... Thursday March 23, 5:00 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release Rambus Requests the U.S. International Trade Commission To Investigate Unlawful Imports by Hitachi and Sega MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2000--Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq: RMBS - news) today announced it is requesting the U.S. International Trade Commission (``ITC') to conduct an investigation, pursuant to section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, and to remedy the unlawful importation into the United States and the sale in the United States after importation, of Hitachi and Sega products, covered by U.S. patents Nos. 6,034,918 and 6,038,195 which are owned by Rambus. Rambus' ``337 Complaint', names Hitachi, Ltd.; Hitachi Semiconductor (America), Inc.; Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and Sega of America, Inc. The complaint requests that the ITC investigate Hitachi SDRAM and DDR SDRAM memory products, certain Hitachi SH series microprocessors as well as Sega© Dreamcast(TM) game consoles which incorporate Hitachi SH series microprocessors. Rambus is seeking to halt the importation and sale of the infringing Hitachi memory and microprocessor products and Sega Dreamcast game consoles. On January 18, 2000, Rambus filed a patent infringement suit against Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Semiconductor (America), Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, based on four patents covering SDRAM and DDR SDRAM memory products and the SH microprocessors that directly interface with them. On February 29, 2000, Rambus filed a second patent infringement suit in Delaware involving two additional U.S. patents that cover Hitachi DDR SDRAMs and certain SH microprocessors. A total of eight patents are currently involved in the ITC and Federal District Court proceedings. Rambus Inc. is an intellectual property company that designs, develops and licenses high-bandwidth chip-connection technologies which enable semiconductor memory devices to keep pace with faster generations of processors and controllers. Rambus has licensed its technology to over 30 semiconductor companies for the development, manufacture and sale of Rambus-compatible ICs. Providers of Rambus-based integrated circuits include the world's leading DRAM, ASIC, controller and microprocessor manufacturers. Note to Editors: Rambus is a registered trademark of Rambus Inc. All other brand or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies biz.yahoo.com