To: mikea388 who wrote (80414 ) 12/22/2001 9:27:07 AM From: mikea388 Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 93625 Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) Licenses RDRAM Technology from Rambus Inc. Taipei, Taiwan and Los Altos, CA - November 12, 2001 - Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. (SiS), a leading core logic and graphics supplier, and Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), the leading provider of high speed chip connections, today announced an expansion of the original RDRAM licensing agreement between the companies. SiS expanded their license with Rambus to include the current generation of RDRAM technology, known as Direct RDRAMTM, which allows SiS to integrate RDRAM intellectual property into future products for PCs, networking and communications applications. "As a leading chipset supplier in Taiwan, SiS is poised to offer the broadest range of performance system solutions to our customers by offering RDRAM compatible products," said Shing Wong, Senior Vice President of SiS. "This agreement with SiS underlines the importance of the Taiwan market as providers of RDRAM memory systems," stated Frank Fox, Vice President and General Manager of Rambus Inc. "Best of class desktop PCs and workstations use RDRAM memory to achieve the highest levels of performance. As these systems penetrate into the mainstream market, SiS will be well positioned to offer pure performance solutions based on RDRAM memory technology." About SiS SiS was founded in 1987, and located in Hsin Chu Science-based Industrial Park in Northern Taiwan. The company focuses on developing, manufacturing and marketing leading-edge logic products, including core logic, multimedia and connectivity. For further information, please visit SiS website at sis.com . Or contact Ms. Ellie Yin, 886-2-29161619 ext. 346 ellie@sis.com.tw Ms. Jessie Lee, 886-2-29161619 ext. 341 jessie@sis.com.tw Miss Michele Huang, 886-2-29161619 ext. 345 michele@sis.com.tw About Rambus Inc. Rambus Inc. designs, develops and licenses high-bandwidth chip-connection technology, and provides the comprehensive engineering support necessary for a complete system solution. Rambus' technology and intellectual property are licensed to leading semiconductor suppliers, including DRAM, controller and microprocessor manufacturers, ASIC developers, and foundries for use in computer, consumer and networking systems such as personal computers, workstations, servers, game consoles, set top boxes, digital HDTVs, high-speed switches and routers. For further information, please visit Rambus website at rambus.com .