Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), one of the world's premier technology
licensing companies specializing in high-speed chip architectures, and
TES Electronic Solutions (TES), the global electronics design and
manufacturing services company, today announced a joint marketing
agreement to deliver comprehensive and synergistic design solutions.
The partnership expands the customer support for Rambus intellectual
property (IP) through TES' extensive network of worldwide design
centers. Under the agreement, TES will market and integrate Rambus IP
products as part of its IC and system designs.
The scope of this agreement is initially directed towards the
European market with a focus on customers in the networking, telecom,
and automation industries. These companies can benefit from Rambus'
leading-edge IP solutions including a broad line of digital cores for
PCI Express(R)(1), Ethernet and Rapid IO and the related serial link
PHYs.
"Rambus is the recognized leader in high-performance serial link
and memory design, and having access to their innovative and proven IP
products greatly expands our offerings for our growing customer base,"
said Michel Desbard, president and CEO at TES Electronic Solutions.
"Our customers demand high-quality, easy-to-integrate intellectual
property solutions, and the combination of Rambus' superior technology
and TES design services offers them great value."
With the rapid proliferation of PCI Express beyond computing, and
into embedded applications such as communications and automation,
there is a strong market need for high-quality IP that can be adapted
to varying application needs and is easy to integrate. Rambus digital
IP cores meet these needs by being highly configurable and rigorously
validated using extensive simulation and hardware validation
methodologies as well as industry-leading third party verification IP.
"Our partnering with TES provides European customers access to
Rambus IP products backed by TES experts who can help them efficiently
integrate these products into their designs," said Sharon Holt, senior
vice president, worldwide sales, licensing and marketing at Rambus.
"We have seen great momentum for our IP products in Europe, and TES
has the right expertise to serve our growing European customer
community."
More information about Rambus high-speed serial link technologies
is available at http://www.rambus.com/products/.
About Rambus Inc.
Rambus is one of the world's premier technology licensing
companies specializing in the invention and design of high-speed chip
architectures. 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.
About TES Electronic Solutions
TES Electronic Solutions is a global electronics services company
with a focus on innovative custom solutions for a wide variety of
technology and services industries. TES solutions include integrated
circuits, software, hardware and systems. The Company has delivered
solutions to blue-chip companies worldwide from its 17 design and
manufacturing locations. TES's services cover all phases of the
product life-cycle including new product introduction. The Company has
the know-how and resources to offer consulting and IP licensing, as
well as to design and manufacture on a turnkey or other basis. Its
customers also benefit from a truly global operation where the
relationship is managed locally while design and manufacturing work is
carried out in the most appropriate TES location worldwide. TES's
Custom Design and Manufacture (CDM) solutions provide customers with
systems or sub-systems that improve their existing operations or
enable them to exploit a market opportunity in the fastest possible
time. Headquartered in Langon-sur-Vilaine in northwestern France, the
Company employs 900, of whom 500 are design engineers. It has 15
design centers and project offices located in Silicon Valley (US),
Edinburgh (UK), Paris, Rennes, Grenoble, Nice (France), Stuttgart,
Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin, Nuremburg, Munich (Germany), Bangalore
(India) and Tokyo (Japan). Its two factories are in Rennes (France)
and Penang (Malaysia).
Rambus and the Rambus logo are registered trademarks of Rambus
Inc. TES Electronic Solutions and the TES Electronic Solutions logo
are registered trademarks of TES Electronic Solutions. (1)PCI Express
and PCI-SIG are registered trademarks of the PCI Express Special
Interest Group. The PCI-SIG is the special interest group that owns
and manages PCI specifications as open industry standards. All other
trade names and brands are the service marks, trademarks, or
registered trademarks of their respective owners.
