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To: Paul Engel who wrote (79598)	4/21/1999 3:32:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Intel Investors - FINALLY some good news on Intel & RAMBUS memories ! Samsung's Rambus DRAMs pass Intel tests, ready for volume ramp Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said its Rambus DRAMs have passed validation testing by Intel Corp. The Korean memory maker claimed that the tests validated its RDRAMs as being the first devices available as mass-produced samples to meet performance specifications for operation environments. According to Samsung, Intel plans to announce the results of the RDRAM validation tests this week. With the September release of 600 MHz Coppermine CPUs, the Rambus memories are sorely needed ! Paul {=================================} Samsung's Rambus DRAMs pass Intel tests, ready for volume ramp By News Staff, Electronic Buyers' News Apr 21, 1999 (7:39 AM) URL: ebnews.com Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said its Rambus DRAMs have passed validation testing by Intel Corp. The Korean memory maker claimed that the tests validated its RDRAMs as being the first devices available as mass-produced samples to meet performance specifications for operation environments. According to Samsung, Intel plans to announce the results of the RDRAM validation tests this week. Samsung said its 72-megabit and 144-Mbit RDRAMs have been tested and proven to be compliant with Intel's specifications, based on test programs provided by Rambus Inc. of Mountain View, Calif. Intel is backing the Rambus format for high-bandwidth DRAMs, and it is operating an independent validation program to test the operation, functionality, and electrical characteristics of RDRAMs. In January, Samsung began volume production of its 72- and 144-Mbit RDRAMs. The company said it is now shipping the memories to a number of computer manufacturers around the world. The company predicted that its RDRAM will be used in commercially available Pentium III-based desktop PCs, starting in September. The Korean memory maker said will increase production of 128- and 144-Mbit RDRAMs to about five million a month in the second half of 1999. At that time, Samsung said it will shift its focus from synchronous DRAMs to RDRAMs. The availability of RDRAM devices has become a major issues in the memory marketplace, with many analysts beginning to question whether the Rambus architecture will gain much ground in 1999. The higher costs and some design problems have presented RDRAM backers with major hurdles this year. But Samsung predicted that worldwide RDRAM revenues will reach $13.5 billion in 2001--about half of the total DRAM market. "We intend to maintain our lead over all other competitors in this, as well as in other memory markets and technologies," said Avo Kanadjian, senior vice president of memory marketing at Samsung Semiconductor Inc., the company's U.S. subsidiary in San Jose.