LOS ALTOS, Calif., Mar 31, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), one of the world's premier technology
licensing companies, today announced Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
(NYSE:AMD) has renewed its patent license agreement. The original term
of AMD's agreement runs through the end of September this year. The
renewal extends the patent license through the third quarter of 2015.
Under the agreement, Rambus granted AMD a patent license for its
integrated circuit and circuit board products. Under the agreement, AMD
will continue to pay Rambus a license fee that will be determined at the
end of 2010. This license fee is payable each year in quarterly
installments.
"We are pleased with AMD's decision to renew and look forward to further
opportunities to align the interests of our companies," said Sharon
Holt, senior vice president of Licensing and Marketing at Rambus. "This
agreement will continue to provide AMD customers the full benefit of
licensed products using our patented innovations to enrich the consumer
experience of electronic systems."
Since its founding, Rambus has focused on advancing electronic system
performance through innovations in memory and logic interfaces, memory
architectures, and system design. The result is a broad
portfolio of patented innovations that enables semiconductor
manufacturers and system designers to achieve higher performance and
lower costs with faster time to market. For more information on Rambus'
portfolio of patented innovations, please visit www.rambus.com/products/innovationslicensing/.
About Rambus Inc.
Rambus is one of the world's premier technology licensing companies.
Founded in 1990, the Company specializes in the invention and design of
architectures focused on enhancing the end-user experience of computing,
communications and consumer electronics applications. Rambus' patented
innovations and breakthrough technologies in the area of high-speed
memory architectures and complementary technologies have helped
industry-leading chip and system companies bring superior products to
market. Rambus' technology and renowned integration expertise solve some
of the most complex chip and system-level interface challenges. 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,
Ohio, India, Germany, Japan, and Taiwan. Additional information is
available at www.rambus.com.
AMD is a licensed trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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