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To: David C. Burns who wrote (7071)	4/27/1999 2:01:00 PM
From: Technored	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14464

Enhanced Memory Systems Ships First True PC-133 HSDRAM DIMM Modules Geared Towards Computer Gamers, High-Performance Computer Users www.pc133memory.com Storefront Begins Commercial Sales Enhanced Memory Systems to Demo PC-133 HSDRAM at E3'99, May 13-15 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 1999-- Enhanced Memory Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR - news), today announced the first production shipments of its 64 Megabyte (MB) and 128MB PC-133 high-speed SDRAM (HSDRAM) DIMM modules targeted at computer gamers and other high-performance computer users. These new memory modules conform to the proposed JEDEC PC-133 SDRAM timing specification but provide lower latency (3:2:2) and faster clock access times (4.6 ns). The faster modules allow existing 100 MHz SDRAM motherboards to clock the front side bus as fast as 150 MHz under some conditions. Enhanced Memory Systems is scheduled to provide demos of the PC-133 HSDRAM at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, May 13-15, 1999 in booth No. 7148 (in Kentia Hall in the Los Angeles Convention Center). Enhanced Memory Systems is offering the new HSDRAM DIMM modules for sale to end-users and computer resellers through the company's newly launched commercial Web storefront, www.pc133memory.com. The products will also be available to OEMs through Enhanced Memory Systems sales representatives. ''Our HSDRAM provides a higher performance upgrade to the emerging PC-133 main memory standard, as well as enabling users to achieve optimum bus speeds,'' said Craig Rhodine, Enhanced Memory Systems vice president and general manager. ''With our new Web storefront, we are the first company to sell true PC-133 products directly to computer users and resellers. Our HSDRAM products set the stage for marketing even faster PC-166 64Mbit ESDRAM products planned for next year.'' Within a few months, commercial chipsets will become available that support PC-133 SDRAM memory in desktop and notebook PCs, workstations, and server applications. HSDRAM will provide an easy upgrade path for these systems. High Performance DRAM Products Enhanced Memory Systems is a leading specialty DRAM company. Enhanced Memory began shipping its first low latency EDRAM products in 1992. In November 1996, Enhanced Memory Systems announced its new 133 MHz enhanced synchronous DRAM (ESDRAM). This ESDRAM became an official JEDEC SDRAM Superset standard and was sampled in 1998. The PC-133 HSDRAM products continue the Enhanced Memory Systems tradition of supplying the highest performance plug-compatible memory upgrade products. Enhanced Memory Systems is a fabless DRAM company with manufacturing agreements with companies including Siemens Semiconductors (Infineon) and IBM Microelectronics, and is pursuing other strategic partnerships to advance its EDRAM, ESDRAM, HSDRAM technology in the marketplace. Enhanced Memory Systems products serve the DRAM, specialty DRAM and fast SRAM markets, which are expected to grow to more than $56 billion by the year 2001, according to In-Stat, a leading semiconductor research firm. Ramtron/Enhanced Memory Systems, Inc. Enhanced Memory Systems develops and markets patented EDRAM high performance specialty memories that combine fast DRAM and SRAM on one chip. Enhanced Memory Systems is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR - news). For more information about Ramtron and its products, contact Communications Department, Ramtron International Corporation, 1850 Ramtron Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, 80921. Telephone is 800/545-FRAM (3726); FAX is 719/481-9294; E-mail address is edraminfo@ramtron.com. Homepage is www.ramtron.com and www.edram.com. EDRAM is a registered trademark of Enhanced Memory Systems, Inc. Contact: Ramtron Lee A. Brown, 719/481-7213 or Pacifico, Inc. Mary P. Curtis, 408/293-8600 or Enhanced Memory David Bondurant, 719/481-7003

To: David C. Burns who wrote (7071)	5/5/1999 9:54:00 AM
From: Jonas	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14464

Hi Dave, All Thanks for drawing attention to the article. Japanese play catch-up on magnetic RAMs eetimes.com BTW - believe Aixtron is also active in MRAM area Just a few links below - think they're all interesting for threadsters here 1. The Infrastructure Special Report on Micron of May 28, 1998 has been released for general download at their website, yields some very useful industry issues 2. EXCITING Memory section in April issue of Zen News zen-news.com " RDRAM must get above a data rate of 533Mb/s/pin to exceed [Maximum Bus Bandwidth] of PC133. 3. April 30, 1999 - AMI2 pushes standards-based DRAM approach electronicnews.com 4. ISSCC confronts post-PC world -- Myriad approaches attack memory bottleneck, but no silver bullet on the horizon news.computeroemonline.com 5. 29 Companies Announce DDR SDRAM Enabling Products news.computeroemonline.com 6. Technology Bows to Money and Power electronicnews.com -> Only problem I see here is that competitors in both CPU & DRAM will want to make inroads anywhere they can...and with no obvious performance advantage and higher costs it's going to be tough... ->http://www.redherring.com/mag/issue53/competition.html 7. Rambus May be Niche Product electronicnews.com 8. The DRDRAM Mystery electronicnews.com 9. Camino Chipset Delay Sparks DRAM Turmoil electronicnews.com 10. The Resurgence of Rambus DRAM electronicnews.com -> Mr Ignoranti's opinion on above opinion: "MARKETING-Waffle par excellence" 11. NEC Samples 128-Bit D-RDRAM electronicnews.com Unforuantely lost the link to a recent Smart Money article on the relationship between NEC and Rambus... but it was a good article - think NEC has already simulated VCM-DRDRAM... obiously they have (had?) L/T plans here... Hence the issues surrounding the patent infringement suit seems even more important...they obviously haven't been interested in negotiating with rmtr - Semiconductor Business online had a 2-part series "My lawyer can Beat up Your Lawyer" - RMTR-NEC would make a great "part 3". Anyway, NO NEC monitor for me.... 12. News Report: PC133 Gains Momentum realworldtech.com 13. News Report: Rambus on the Ropes? realworldtech.com 14. cpu-central.com got this from the other thread...thanX Norm... review-zone.com 15. SLDRAM consortium recharters to focus on DDR-2 spec 204.247.196.14 16. General, California Management Review a) Reversal of Fortune? The recovery of the U.S. Semiconductor Industry Vol. 41, No. 1 Fall 1998 b) The Evolving Role of Semiconductor Consortia in the U.S. & Japan Vol. 41, No.1 Fall 1999 c) The Art of Standards Wars, Vol. 41, No.2 Winter 1999 Does the excerpt below sound familar? "Revolutionary strategies are based on offering such compelling performance that consumers are willing to incur significant switching or adoption costs." -> Now I wonder what happens when the revolutionary technology turns out not to offer any compelling performance advantage.... perhaps initially something like 5. above? Anybody know what this is about? From Yahoo thread 2856 rk.gsfc.nasa.gov Jonas Have a few thoughts here, but this post is already long enough.