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Technology Stocks : Rambus (RMBS) - Eagle or Penguin -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bilow who wrote (58461)	10/22/2000 1:33:27 PM
From: jim kelley	Respond to of 93625

Re: "failing to disclose patent rights" and "allegation of misappropriation of technology from standard-setting groups" Rambus licensed its RDRAM IP to Hitachi in 1991. This IP contained all the elements of the subsequent SDRAM and DDR claims namely, the programmable memory delay and the double data rate features,etc. Rambus also entered into contracts with NEC for the production of the Nintendo memory and with Toshiba. In the early days of its existence before its patents were granted Rambus lived off its contract fees with the very companies who were members of JEDEC. Thus there was disclosure of Rambus IP prior to Rambus JEDEC membership. The claim that the JEDEC members did not know of Rambus' intellectual property stretches all credibility. Intel also had contracts with Rambus to evaluate their technology. Intel produced the PC100 specification when JEDEC failed to and this specification contained Rambus IP. The European Patents were also published the year that Rambus joined JEDEC. Publication is PUBLICATION so none of these companies have a right to complain about lack of disclosure. Perhaps some of them failed to do their own due diligence but I doubt that.<G> Any claims of misappropriation of technology are without merit since it is obvious that all the relevant patents stem from the 1990 filing of the original patent. If you have any evidence of misappropriation of technology post your links. If you can prove that none of the JEDEC members knew they were "converting" Rambus IP, post your links. It appears that the JEDEC members were hell bent on "converting" Rambus technology into other products outside the scope of Rambus' contracts, e.g., Hitachi used Rambus' technology to in its SH series microprocessors. The SLDRAM corporation was formed to "steal" Rambus RDRAM technology. I could go on......