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To: Eric K. who wrote (72782)	5/14/2001 2:32:02 AM
From: The Prophet	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93625

Neither. I assert the following: 1. "The original idea of the SDRAM is based on the basic principles of . . . the complex RAMBUS structure. NEC (RAMBUS license holder) was the first to suggest a leaner "public domain" version. . ." 2. "In the meantime, it has become clear that a RAMBUS memory can easily be converted into a SDRAM..." 3. "Alternatives: Make It Public Domain - Join SYNC DRAM!!!" 4. "One day, all computers will be built like this, but hopefully without the royalties going to RAMBUS."

To: Eric K. who wrote (72782)	5/14/2001 8:44:57 AM
From: SBHX	Respond to of 93625

Eric, This is a repost of count of patents issued to the players in this drama. I added a couple to it. Count of patents : From the following link, I tried to get a count of patents owned by assignee granted to some of the players in this. delphion.com Here's what I got from searches of Assignee : Rambus : 115 Infineon (new company) : 170 Siemens (Infineon's parent) : 16,841 Micron : 5229 Samsung : 8866 Hyundai : 2070 Intel : 4511 Intergraph : 90 (enough to cause intel grief) International Business Machines : 29814 Hitachi 24673 NEC 15797 I don't know what is it about the rmbs patents that made them superior to everybody else. It is possible, but again, I am not a patent expert.