Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

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

To: John Walliker who wrote (65366)	2/5/2001 12:54:15 PM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93625

John, slightly exasperated Sounds like you need a beer. I took a tour of a local brewery over the weekend, and learned what differentiates a good stout. lefthandbrewing.com Scumbria

To: John Walliker who wrote (65366)	2/5/2001 1:39:58 PM
From: Ali Chen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93625

Re: "termination arrangements" John, you seem to be fairly knowledgeable and reasonable person. Why are you trying to defend indefensible? You cannot match impedances in a simple "Y" connection as in Rambus RIMM. Period. This is a simple Physics. Period. When you do it 100 times on a 12-inch wire, as in RIMMs, you have a _TURBULENCE_ of electric waves. It is simply a miracle that systems design engineers at Intel were able to make it a product, after a long error-and-trial path. Of course, it came at a significant cost. You know this. You also should understand that the value of so-called "Rambus IP" is _negative_ in this case, simply because the founding fathers of Rambus apparently had no clue about signal transmission caveats. Now, even if in the almost hopeless case of 32 "Y" drops as in RIMMs, professionals found a way to handle the signals, what makes you think that it cannot be done for only 2 or 4 connection, as in DDR? Your position in this discussion is a total loss. Sorry. Go get a beer, as Scumbria has suggested. Regards, - Ali