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To: Marcel who wrote (54036)	9/19/2000 1:31:59 PM
From: gnuman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Marcel, re: The 1999 patent has a 1990 date, because that is when Rambus filed the original patent appplication with all the technology. I think one would be hard pressed to find "all the technology" in the 1990 claims. JMHO

To: Marcel who wrote (54036)	9/19/2000 1:57:24 PM
From: Ali Chen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

<Chronology: 1990 Rambus files patents containing technology currently used in SDRAM, DDR, etc. 1992-1996 Rambus in JEDEC 1998 Rambus go back to the patent office to claim that the 1990 technology applies to SDRAM. 1999 U.S. Patent Office agrees that the 1990 technology applies to SDRAM. Rambus now has a patent on SDRAM. The 1999 patent has a 1990 date, because that is when Rambus filed the original patent appplication with all the technology.> Very nice. How about this interpretation: 1990 - Rambus files application containing academic ideas on how they want it to work - shared data/command bus, single forward and return clock, timing control that is sent in every request, 0.1" placement of 32 chips, etc, without any clues related to bus contention, signal propagation and attenuation. The original never worked and never will. 1992-1996 Rambus in JEDEC. They choose not to disclose related applications as required by status of an open standard organization. So, they hid the 1990 application. Why? Just being stupid, or with malicious intent to take over the open standard in the future? 1992-1998 - Rambus quietly polishes claim formulas using numerous "continuations" and other tricks, to accommodate knowledge acquired during four years of attending JEDEC meetings. Why? Because they know the direction of the open world standard, and want to stretch their original clumsy and vague definitions onto the mainstream technology. Very clever <vbg>. 1999 - Rambus _suddenly_ claims rights over the whole DRAM world. This proves the above allegations. Therefore, failure of Rambus to disclose their 1990 application automatically invalidates all their claims. By terms of JEDEC application for membership. No question asked. ---