Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), one of the world's premier technology
licensing companies specializing in high-speed chip interfaces, today
announced that Qimonda AG, a leading global producer of DRAM memory
products, recently signed a technology license agreement for the
Rambus XDR(TM) memory interface solution. The Rambus XDR solution will
be implemented in Qimonda's 75nm process technology for integration
into high-volume applications, including game consoles, digital
televisions, set-top boxes and PC graphics.
"Since signing a patent license agreement with Qimonda, we have
worked towards a relationship where our engineering teams could
collaborate on leadership memory solutions to serve the global
market," said Sharon Holt, senior vice president of Worldwide Sales,
Licensing and Marketing at Rambus. "We are very proud to be working
with Qimonda to deliver this advanced memory product for a growing
number of applications in computing and digital entertainment."
"The XDR memory solution completes our broad graphics RAM
portfolio to better serve high-performance and high-bandwidth
applications for the fast growing global computing and consumer
electronics markets," said Robert Feurle, vice president and general
manager of Graphics DRAM at Qimonda.
Rambus XDR DRAM, as part of the XDR memory architecture, achieves
an order of magnitude higher performance than today's standard
memories. Perfect for graphics processing, consumer electronics,
network, and server applications, a single, 2-byte wide, 3.2 GHz XDR
DRAM component provides 6.4 GB/sec of peak bandwidth, and enables PCB
savings and cost savings by utilizing the fewest number of ICs.
The advanced XDR memory architecture features key enabling
technologies built on patented Rambus innovations, including:
-- Differential Rambus Signaling Level (DRSL), a low-voltage,
low-power, differential signaling standard that enables
scalable multi-GHz, bi-directional, and point-to-point data
busses that connect an XDR memory controller (XIO) to XDR DRAM
devices;
-- Octal Data Rate (ODR), a technology that transfers eight bits
of data on each clock cycle, four times as many as today's
state-of-the-art memory technologies that use DDR (Double Data
Rate) clocking;
-- FlexPhase(TM), a circuit technology that enables flexible
phase relationships between signals, allowing precise on-chip
alignment of data with clock; and
-- Dynamic-Point-to-Point (DPP), an innovation that maintains the
signal integrity benefits of point-to-point signaling on the
data bus, while providing the flexibility of capacity
expansions with module upgrades. DPP was recognized with a
"2005 Innovation of the Year" award by industry publication
EDN Magazine.
For more information about the Rambus XDR memory architecture
consisting of the XDR DRAM device, the XCG (XDR Clock Generator), the
XIO controller interface cell, and the XDR memory controller (XMC), as
well as the next generation of XDR DRAM (XDR2), starting at 8GHz with
micro-threading, please visit www.rambus.com/xdr.
About Rambus Inc.
Rambus is one of the world's premier technology licensing
companies specializing in the invention and design of high-speed chip
interfaces. Since its founding in 1990, the company's patented
innovations, breakthrough technologies and renowned integration
expertise have helped industry-leading chip and system companies bring
superior products to market. Rambus' technology and products solve
customers' most complex chip and system-level interface challenges
enabling unprecedented performance in computing, communications and
consumer electronics applications. Rambus licenses both its
world-class patent portfolio as well as its family of leadership and
industry-standard interface products. Headquartered in Los Altos,
California, Rambus has regional offices in North Carolina, India,
Germany, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Additional information is available
at www.rambus.com.
