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To: mishedlo who wrote (49964)	8/16/2000 12:18:30 AM
From: jim kelley	Respond to of 93625

He does not have a clue. He makes it up as he goes.

To: mishedlo who wrote (49964)	8/16/2000 12:46:10 AM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 93625

Hi mishedlo; Re the deal that Hitachi got... Rambus claimed royalties on Hitachi SDRAM since what, 1992? But they let Hitachi off with just paying royalties for SDRAM memory produced over an 8 month period, from mid 2000 until Hitachi memory becomes sold through NEC, which is supposed to be around the end of the year. Hitachi didn't even have to pay back royalties dating to the day that Rambus sued them (i.e. January 2000). That much of the deal is public knowledge, but it means that Hitachi only had to pay royalties for a tiny fraction of their SDRAM production. Pretty sweet deal for a company that was being asked for triple damages from a US court. No wonder Hitachi jumped at it. -- Carl