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To: megazoo who wrote (44015)	6/10/2000 8:58:00 PM
From: Estephen	Respond to of 93625

Wednesday April 5, 8:20 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Rambus Memory Technology Chosen For Network Communications High-Speed RDRAMs Address Growing Requirements of Internet Infrastructure MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2000-- Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq: RMBS - news) today announced its high bandwidth memory technology has been chosen by leading and emerging semiconductor companies providing network solutions to meet the high performance needs of switches and routers and other Internet infrastructure equipment. Rambus(r) memory technology, which has been used to remove performance bottlenecks in computers and consumer systems, is now needed in network routers and switches. Network ASICs and processors require high-speed memory devices and modules to meet the exponential growth in data traffic over the Internet and other networks. Rambus ASIC partners include Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM, LSI Logic, Inc., NEC Corporation, Texas Instruments, and Toshiba Corporation. In addition, several companies, such as Extreme Packet Devices, Orologic, SiTera and SwitchCore, are developing or sampling Rambus-based products for network processor solutions. Due to the increase in data transmission rates, network communications hardware manufacturers are designing higher speed line cards to provide advanced network service functions and meet line speeds of at least 10 gigabits per second (Gbps). Rambus' high-speed chip connection technology, which includes the Rambus ASIC Cell (RAC) and RDRAM(r) memory devices, and RIMM(tm) and SO-RIMM(tm) modules, provide the industry with the building block technology necessary to eliminate the bandwidth bottlenecks in network communications. Available today, Rambus DRAM's 12.8 Gbps (1.6 gigabytes per second) bandwidth addresses the growing speed requirements of the Internet infrastructure. ``The integration of the Direct RAC interface with LSI's other high-speed cores from our CoreWare library enables ASICs with very high bandwidth ports to utilize Rambus' high-performance memory technology,'' said Bruce Entin, Vice President and General Manager of LSI Logic's Internet Computing Division. ``This high bandwidth and extremely low pin-count solution addresses the high-speed memory requirements for a range of applications including those of the network communications market.'' ``SiTera's customers demand significant memory bandwidth capabilities, which are required to support advanced networks services applications at wire speed. Customers also expect system flexibility to meet the bandwidth needs of the future,'' said Steve Flannery, President and CEO of SiTera. ``SiTera's PRISM processor addresses these requirements by supporting a 12.8 Gbps data path to RDRAM devices, RIMM or SO-RIMM modules. By implementing Rambus chip connections technology into our network processor, we were able to develop the fastest, most flexible and cost-competitive solution available in the market.'' ``With Internet users and line rates increasing exponentially, network communications companies need cost-effective solutions to provide the required bandwidth of today and to scale with technology over time,'' said Dave Mooring, President of Rambus Inc. ``Rambus provides the highest bandwidth memory and interface technology available making it an ideal solution for next generation network communications' demanding applications.'' About Rambus Inc. Rambus Inc. develops and licenses high bandwidth chip connection technologies to enhance the performance of computers, consumer electronics and communications products. Current Rambus-based computers supported by Intel chipsets include Dell, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM PCs and workstations. Sony's PlayStation(r) video game system uses Rambus memory. Providers of Rambus-based integrated circuits include the world's leading DRAM, ASIC and PC controller manufacturers. Currently, eight of the world's top-10 semiconductor companies license Rambus technology. More information on Rambus Inc. and its high bandwidth technologies is available at rambus.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements concerning: the use of Rambus' memory interface technology as a key enabler for cost-effective, high-performance communications products; and application of Rambus' high-bandwidth chip connection technology to areas outside of the processor-to-memory bottleneck. Important factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ are: dependence upon commitment and success of third parties, such as communication chip and systems producers, in developing and marketing components and systems incorporating Rambus technology; rapid technological changes in the markets addressed by Rambus, the potential development of competing technologies; Rambus' ability to re-direct resources into new systems applications; and delays in development schedules. Rambus and RDRAM are registered trademarks of Rambus Inc. RIMM and SO-RIMM are trademarks of Rambus Inc. hee hee just kidding