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To: Paul V. who wrote (27774)	1/18/1999 12:44:00 PM
From: Duker	Respond to of 70976

UMC offers 0.25-micron foundry services for Rambus customers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--UMC Group announced today that it will offer its foundry services to controller-chip developers that utilize Rambus Inc.'s memory interface, the Direct Rambus ASIC Cell (RAC). In addition, Rambus today announced it has successfully fabricated the RAC in the form of test chips on UMC's 0.25-micron process. The test chips have been fully characterized by Rambus and meet Rambus' specifications, supporting 800-MHz memory system operation. Targeted for UMC's foundry customers, the Direct RAC delivers 1.6 gigabytes per second over a 72-pin interface. "Rambus' chip set and memory controller customers can now take advantage of UMC's rich offering of design kits, libraries and system-on-chip technology," said Dave Mooring, vice president and general manager for Rambus' PC Division, San Jose. More than 50 DRAM, logic IC, and memory-component makers have announced they will deliver Direct Rambus technology within their products. "We expect that the RAC will be a primary interface for PC chip sets in 1999 and beyond," said Jim Ballingall, vice president of worldwide marketing for UMC Group (USA). The Rambus Direct RAC is part of UMC's Gold IP program, meaning it is already being used by UMC customers. Customers that are seeking the Direct RAC must license it from Rambus.