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To: REH who wrote (70259)	4/16/2001 9:24:30 AM
From: REH	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Rambus and Denali Sign License Agreement; Denali Integrates Rambus' Memory Controller IP into Databahn PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2001-- Denali To Provide First Commercial Tool for Generating Custom RDRAM Memory Subsystems Denali Software Inc. today announced an agreement with Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS). Under the terms of the agreement, Denali will integrate Rambus' RDRAM memory controller intellectual property (IP) into Databahn, an online tool for generating high-performance memory subsystems. Denali will also maintain, extend, and deliver the controller IP to RDRAM customers. "With this agreement, we're giving system designers a time to market advantage for integrating RDRAM memory subsystems," said Steve Chen, vice president of Rambus. "With their commitment to memory subsystem design and verification, Denali is a perfect partner for Rambus." The availability of a configurable RDRAM memory controller will simplify the design-in process for system designers. For the first time, designers can use an online interface to specify their memory subsystem requirements and instantly generate the optimal memory controller IP for their system. While online, designers use Databahn to configure many features of their RDRAM memory subsystem, including command queue depth, address mapping, memory bank management, and automatic initialization. Databahn links to Denali's memory component database at www.eMemory.com to ensure compatibility with actual RDRAM memory devices. "The industry desperately needs a way to design-in new high-performance memory technology," said Sanjay Srivastava, president and CEO of Denali. "With this agreement, we deliver exactly that -- an infrastructure that speeds the adoption of Rambus RDRAM." "This is a great step forward for the industry," said Tom Quinn, vice president of marketing at Samsung Semiconductor in San Jose, Calif. "The relationship between Denali and Rambus will simplify life for the design engineer, greatly speeding the penetration of RDRAM into the marketplace. Everyone will benefit." With Denali delivering a configurable, intelligent RDRAM controller, system designers gain a significant time-to-market advantage in implementing RDRAM memory subsystems. Databahn optimizes the data access to and from RDRAM memory, so designers can quickly achieve the performance benefits offered by the RDRAM memory technology. Databahn ultimately speeds the process for creating and implementing high-performance RDRAM memory subsystems. "As a long-time customer of both Rambus and Denali, I think this is a fantastic partnership for both companies," said Scott Taylor, a senior engineer for Compaq's Alpha processor verification group. "Rambus gains a widely accepted interface to its memory technology through Denali's modeling and design tools. Denali gains the advantage of a close working relationship with an industry leader in next-generation memory design. The customer can't lose with this arrangement!" About Databahn Databahn is a tool for generating high-performance memory subsystem IP. Databahn speeds SoC design by providing designers with a Web-based interface for specifying system requirements and selecting memory subsystem options. Using this information, Databahn automatically configures synthesizable RTL for the memory controller, along with synthesis scripts, a performance analysis and sample test benches. Databahn is targeted at high-performance memory controller design and currently supports RDRAM, DDR-SDRAM and FCRAM memory technologies. About Denali Denali Software Inc. is the world's leading provider of comprehensive solutions for memory subsystem modeling, design and verification. Denali delivers its extensive database of memory models, powerful design verification software and memory system IP through its dedicated platform, eMemory.com. Over 3000 designers worldwide use Denali's tools, technology and services to efficiently integrate new memory technologies into complex system designs for communication, consumer and computer products. Denali is located at 644 Emerson Street, Palo Alto, CA. For more information, contact Denali at denalisoft.com or call 650/325-7241. CONTACT: Denali Software, Palo Alto Kevin Silver, 512/454-7004 ext. 230 kjsilver@denalisoft.com or Cayenne Communication Lois DuBois, 650/854-5485 lois.dubois@cayennecom.com

To: REH who wrote (70259)	4/16/2001 5:19:08 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93625

Hi REH; Re: "Legal expenses to the tune of 7 cents/share is not a normal expense." The worst part of the legal expense news is that 2 cents per share of the legal expenses were additional costs apparently generated in the last 2 weeks of the quarter. Annualized, that's 52 cents per share, or 13 cents per quarter, and is in addition to the other 5 cents per share already. Taking Rambus' statements at face value leads one to calculate that legal expenses were at a quarterly rate of 18 cents per share in the last 2 weeks of the quarter, and that's before the Micron and Hyundai cases get rolling. -- Carl