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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (81708)	6/16/2000 6:50:00 PM
From: pater tenebrarum	Respond to of 132070

MB, thanks... regards, hb

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (81708)	6/16/2000 6:57:00 PM
From: gnuman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

MB, re: < It sounds like they simply agreed to pay Rambus its normal fee if they ever decide to make Rambus chips in size> Isn't the key issue that they agreed to pay royalties on all SDRAM and DDRDRAM? And Rambus announced they're going after the entire industry?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (81708)	6/16/2000 7:01:00 PM
From: Michael Bakunin	Respond to of 132070

As best I can tell: Rambus has been knocking on DRAM maker's doors, trying to get royalties on all synchronous memory based on their claim that a certain '92 patent applies. Hitachi probably laughed hardest, so got sued first. Toshiba caved first, because that's what Toshiba does. Recall the $2 billion -- !! -- they blew settling that pissant floppy controller lawsuit. Plenty of other companies shipped faulty controllers; none of which I know have made an equivalent settlement. Rambus might be able to squeeze other companies on SDRAM and DDR now, but then, they might win in court and end up the main memory standard for PCs, too. They remain the same 0/1 situation as before, imo. -mb