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To: Alan Hume who wrote (17393)3/15/1999 5:37:00 PM
From: RetiredNow  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 93625
 
NEC will add Rambus chip to product line
Monday March 15, 4:08 pm Eastern Time


SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 15 (Reuters) - NEC Electronics Inc. on Monday said it will add a 128-megabit dynamic random access memory (DRAM) microchip from Rambus Inc (Nasdaq:RMBS - news) to its line of advanced memory chip technologies.

NEC said it expects to begin issuing samples of the chip, called the Direct Rambus DRAM, in April to manufacturers of high-end workstation and desktop systems at a price of $85 per unit. Volume production is expected by July.

Rambus shares were up 2-1/4 to 72 following the announcement.

NEC Electronics is an affiliate of Japanese electronics giant NEC Corp. . Based in Santa Clara, Calif., it designs, makes and sells memory products.

Rambus is a developer of high-speed memory technology that it has licensed to many of major manufacturers of computer memory chips for use in their products.