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To: Yougang Xiao who wrote (111630)	5/19/2000 2:35:00 PM
From: Yougang Xiao	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572704

Follow up news on Intel / Memory Makers Meeting Intel strikes out with Rambus summit By Ian Fried Staff Writer, CNET News.com May 19, 2000, 10:35 a.m. PT URL: news.cnet.com Intel failed this week to win new commitments from memory chipmakers to lower prices or increase production of Rambus-based memory, according to an executive at one of the memory companies. As previously reported, Intel met Wednesday in Arizona with memory chipmakers to discuss the status of the controversial high-speed memory technology. Intel confirmed yesterday that a meeting took place but declined to comment on the discussions. Intel has been a big proponent of the new memory, which uses a high-speed interface licensed to the memory makers by Mountain View, Calif.-based Rambus. However, others in the industry have complained about the cost and difficulty of implementing the technology, touting more evolutionary improvements such as Double Data Rate (DDR) memory. According to the executive, Intel was looking for memory chipmakers to cut their prices on Rambus memory, which has been selling for up to three times the cost of traditional memory. But memory makers say they are charging what they need to make a profit. "The cost structure is too high, and as a result we have to sell it at high prices," the executive said. The prices have made PC makers reluctant to adopt Rambus beyond high-end systems. "It's a chicken-and-egg problem," Intel spokesman Howard High said recently. Intel is in a somewhat awkward position, since it controls neither the memory suppliers nor the PC makers.

To: Yougang Xiao who wrote (111630)	5/19/2000 8:38:00 PM
From: crazyoldman	Respond to of 1572704

Hello Yougang Xiao, Re: Interview with Jerry. Good Read. You are correct, this is a good read. I'm positive the Jerry Sanders is not the "simple" personality many would have us to believe. From amdzone.com comes the following: Jerry Sanders Interview Reported by: Chris Tom At: 1:41 AM Source: e-mail Mark McCraley sent in a link to this FORBES ASAP interview with Jerry Sanders. It is from a special that will be airing on PBS. Here is a sample of the interview: ASAP: It seems as if you're trapped in entrepreneurial hell. Twenty-five years ago you started AMD; 15 years ago you were still in startup mode, competing against Intel, and now you're still, in many ways, an entrepreneurial upstart. SANDERS: Well, it's an interesting observation. I guess the first thing I'd say is, you know, we're a $2.5 billion to $3 billion company. So that doesn't quite feel like an entrepreneurial startup when I see companies which have no revenues, or little or no revenues, and they consider themselves entrepreneurs. Here we are, a $2.5 billion to $3 billion company, and yet you're right. There's a certain kind of entrepreneurial quality about AMD. I hope there always will be. The Forbes link is: forbes.com Does anyone have any insight into when this PBS special will be broadcast? I poked around the Forbes and PBS sites but couldn't find out. Kindest regards, CrazyMan