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To: Boplicity who wrote (40643)	11/19/1997 1:36:00 AM
From: SteveG	Respond to of 186894

<..RAMBUS by another name???..> Two interesting (first one older) Dvorak articles: "..Memory chip makers are up in arms about recent deals between Rambus and Intel, claiming that Intel is making another run at cornering the memory market, as it had attempted in late 1995..." from zdnet.com "..There are strong rumors in the Valley that Intel is planning to add new instructions to the MMX instruction set. Since MMX has been in the field for a while, the need for additional instructions is becoming more apparent..." from zdnet.com

To: Boplicity who wrote (40643)	11/19/1997 10:57:00 AM
From: derek cao	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Re: NEC said it would begin authorizing use of VCM technology to a number of memory vendors in early 1998 without charging licensing fees. That is the PC spirit! you license it for free but you beat competitors in the market. derek

To: Boplicity who wrote (40643)	11/19/1997 1:46:00 PM
From: Tony Viola	Respond to of 186894

Greg, re :"RAMBUS by another name??? TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- NEC Corp. said Tuesday it has developed memory core technology which enhances existing memory architectures, significantly improving computer performance. The Virtual Channel Memory technology, which requires no changes to input/output architectures, chip packaging or board design, is expected to double graphics performance and raise system performance by as much as 20% for personal computers, workstations and servers, the company said. The technology temporarily stores data in multiple channels between input/output terminals and memory cells, allowing a memory chip to prepare other data requests in a separate channel while it is reading or writing current data. NEC said it would begin authorizing use of VCM technology to a number of memory vendors in early 1998 without charging licensing fees. The company aims to make VCM a de facto industry standard, and expects to see more than half of all new memory products use the technology by 2000.... Interesting stuff, but there is no mention of the speed, or access time of this memory, except for the predicted 20% boost in the performance of computers that would use it. Does anybody know if Rambus (or Intel) has come out with a similar number (performance boost in computers equipped with Rambus memory)? Tony