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To: gnuman who wrote (43658)6/7/2000 4:01:00 PM
From: blake_paterson  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 93625
 
Gene re: <<Isn't it interesting the 128mB PC133 Dimm's appear to be selling below current costs?>>

Not everything is as it seems, especially in commoditized markets...

Change of topic - how are you at DRAM patents? Your fellow AMD brethren are NOT invited to opine or comment (ggg). Looks like hearings were held on June 5.

In rejecting Sega's request for summary disposition on the requested action (to block Sega and Hitachi imports), the following claim was "... taken as established" by the ITC as being the "sole independent claim" with respect to Sega Dreamcast:

patents.ibm.com

23. A method of controlling a synchronous memory device having at least one memory section including a plurality of memory cells and a register for storing a value which is representative of a time delay after which the memory device responds to a read request, the method comprising:

- issuing a read request to the memory device; and

- receiving data from the memory device, in response to the read request, wherein the memory device outputs the data after the time delay transpires and synchronously with respect to an external clock signal.

Patent Image: patents.ibm.com

Background and Summary:

patents.ibm.com

Any thoughts? Inquiring minds want to know...

It is ~~5 AM in Taiwan. I hope Via / AMD / CMP / AMI2 et. al. treated Carl to a NICE dinner last night, he's been working so hard for them (ggg)....

BP