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Type: Public
On the web:
http://www.rambus.com
Employees:
330
Employee growth: (23.3%)
Looking for faster memory chips, lawsuits, or both? Get on the bus -- Rambus. Rambus licenses an innovative computer memory design -- called Rambus DRAM, or RDRAM -- that speeds the exchange of signals between a computer's memory and logic chips. RDRAM chips are used in PCs, video game consoles, and other electronic systems. Rambus' leading licensees include AMD, Elpida Memory, Fujitsu, NEC, Panasonic, and Sony. The company holds more than 700 patents. Rambus is involved in sometimes bitter litigation with several of the world's largest memory chip makers over the validity of its patent claims. The company gets most of its revenues in Japan.
Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $142.5M
One year growth: (20.8%)
Net income: ($195.9)M
Officers:
Chairman: Bruce W. Dunlevie
President, CEO, and Director: Harold E. Hughes Jr.
SVP and CFO: Satish Rishi
Competitors:
Elpida Memory
Hynix
Samsung Electronics
