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To: Scumbria who wrote (117209)	6/22/2000 5:21:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570177

RE:"As far as I can tell, they only have one little itsy-bitsy patent affecting SDRAM, but as an IP only company it is enough to screw the entire industry. This should raise DDR prices by 3-5%." From what I hear Rambus patented some SDRAM stuff that was supposedly general knowledge. Most people I talk to in the industry tell me that Rambus is really *ucking up the computer memory business. I don't think I've seen a company generally as despised as Rambus... Too bad.... Jim

To: Scumbria who wrote (117209)	6/22/2000 5:22:00 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570177

As far as I can tell, they only have one little itsy-bitsy patent affecting SDRAM, but as an IP only company it is enough to screw the entire industry. This should raise DDR prices by 3-5%. Scumbria, Why are you so sure that patent will hold? Don't you think a good patent attorney could pull it apart? ted