BNET Industries

Market Cap:$2.3B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$142.4M
  • Public
  • US
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For more than 15 years, RambusŪ has been providing leading chip and system companies with interface solutions that deliver higher performance for a broad range of consumer, computing and communications applications. Beginning with the development of high-speed interfaces for video game consoles and graphics workstations, Rambus' breakthrough technology and unparalleled engineering expertise have helped companies solve their most challenging interface problems and bring industry-leading products to market. Today, Rambus interface solutions enable state-of-the-art performance in PCs, video game consoles, printers, digital TVs, set-top boxes, printers, video projectors, network switches and routers. Rambus provides complete interface solutions and comprehensive engineering services to ensure the successful implementation of its interfaces in customer products. Rambus engineering services support customers from chip design to system integration and volume production.

President & CEO
Harold E. Hughes
Number of Employees 330
Contact Information

4440 El Camino Real

Los Altos, California 94022

www.rambus.com

(650) 947-5000

NAICS Code Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing: 334413

Recent Events

  • Rambus acquires GLT microlens technology, forms new division with GLT staff

    12/15/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Europe drops case against Rambus

    12/09/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Rambus Settles with European Commission: Rambus Limits Royalty Rates, Receives No Fine.

    12/11/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • Rambus sees trial on track, stock bounces upward

    11/23/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Rambus 3Q Loss Narrows As Revenue, Litigation Costs Fall

    10/22/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Rambus Reports Third Quarter Earnings

    10/24/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Rambus demos threaded modules at IDF

    9/17/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Rambus ups guidance for third quarter

    9/16/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Rambus ups Q3 guidance on shipment increase, royalty payments

    9/16/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-Rambus shares slide after antitrust trial delay

    9/01/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Antitrust Lawsuit by Rambus Advances

    8/14/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Nvidia Wins Legal Dispute Against Rambus.

    7/18/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Rambus Posts Narrower Loss In Q2 - Update

    7/23/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Rambus Allegations Against NVIDIA Rejected

    7/15/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Rambus Slashes Revenue Outlook, Shares Tumble RMBS

    6/23/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Tech stocks close with mild losses

    6/23/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Harold E. Hughes President & CEO
Satish Rishi CFO & Senior Vice President, Finance
Ed Larsen Senior Vice President, Admin
John Danforth General Counsel & Senior Vice President
Kevin Donnelly Senior Vice President, Engineering
Sharon Holt Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Worldwide
Andy Chan Vice President, Engineering
David Nguyen Vice President, Engineering
Eric Ries Vice President, Sales, Marketing
Ira Blumberg Vice President, Licensing
John Ho Vice President of Engineering
Joseph Curry Vice President of Corporate Development
Kent Richardson Vice President
Laura Stark Vice President, Memory Interface Division
Michael Schroeder Vice President, HR
Nori Naono Vice President, Japan
Ronald May Vice President, Corp Marketing
Samir Patel Vice President, Memory Interface Division
Steven T. Chen Vice President, Sales
Tim Messegee Vice President, Marketing
Craig Hampel Technical Director
Greg Bischak Director, Marketing
Prakash Bare General Manager, Product & Director
Rich Warmke Director, Product Marketing
Ronald Bew Director, Richmond Office
Christopher Chapman Marketing Manager
Glenn Farris Product Manager
Greg Blair Marketing Manager
Holger Schuh Product Marketing Manager
Robert Kramer Acting General Counsel
Udo Muerle
Abraham Sofaer Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Bill Davidow Board of Directors
Bruce W. Dunlevie Board of Directors
Charles Geschike Board of Directors
David Mooring Board of Directors
Geoff Tate Board of Directors
J. Thomas Bentley Board of Directors
Kevin J. Kennedy Board of Directors
Mark Horowitz Board of Directors
Mike Farmwald Board of Directors
Penelope A. Herscher Board of Directors
Sunlin Chou Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. President & CEO Current
Xilinx, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cortina Systems Corporation Board of Directors Current
Rambus Inc. Board of Directors Current
Intel Corporation head of Planning and Logistics Former
SAP AG Former
University of Michigan MBA Former
University of Wisconsin B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. CFO & Senior Vice President, Finance Current

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Senior Vice President, Admin Current

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. General Counsel & Senior Vice President Current
Niku Corporation Senior Vice President, General Counsel Former
Morrison & Foerster LLP partner Former
Rambus Inc. Senior Legal Advisor Former
Creative Labs, Inc. Former
Columbia University Law School Jd Former
Yale College Bachelor's Degree Former

Kevin Donnelly, senior vice president, Engineering, co-leads the development and deployment of the Companya s memory and logic interface products. Prior to this position, Mr. Donnelley served as vice-president, Logic Interface Division where he led the development and deployment of logic interface products, including the Rambus family of serial link interfaces. Before joining Rambus, Mr. Donnelly held engineering positions at National Semiconductor, Sipex, and Memorex over an eight-year period. He holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley and a mastera s degree in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University. Mr. Donnelley holds numerous patents in the area of high-speed clocking and I/O circuits.

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Senior Vice President, Engineering Current
National Semiconductor Corporation Former
Memorex Former
Sipex Corporation Former
San Jose State University MS degree in electrical engineering Former
University of California, Berkeley Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Former
San Jose State University Degree - Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Worldwide Current
Agilent Technologies, Inc. general manager of Americas Field Operations Former
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University degree in electrical engineering Former

Andy Chan, vice president of Engineering, joined Rambus in 1992 and is responsible for the development and deployment of Rambusa memory and logic interface products. Prior to this position, Mr. Chan managed and developed multiple generations of Rambus DRAM interface products, including the first generation of Rambusa RDRAM memory interface as well as the latest XDR interface products. Before joining Rambus, Mr. Chan held engineering and management positions with AMD, IDT and MIPS over a 10-year period. Mr. Chan holds a bachelora s degree in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University and a mastera s degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Vice President, Engineering Current
Stanford University Degree - Electrical Engineering Former
San Jose State University Degree - Electrical Engineering Former

David Nguyen, vice president of Engineering, leads system and application engineering and customer support for all Rambus products. Mr. Nguyen joined Rambus in 1995 and has been involved with signal integrity and system engineering before becoming a vice president in March 2006. Prior to Rambus, Mr. Nguyen held various engineering positions designing fault-tolerance super computers, storage systems, and communication products during a nine-year tenure at Tandem Computers. Mr. Nguyen holds a bachelora s degree in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley, a mastera s degree in Electrical Engineering from Santa Clara University, and has received several patents in high-speed physical system designs.

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Vice President, Engineering Current
Santa Clara University Degree - Electrical Engineering Former
University of California, Berkeley Degree - Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Vice President, Sales, Marketing Current
Rambus Inc. Managing Director Current
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Japan Distribution Sales Manager Former
Brigham Young University BA Former
Brigham Young University BA Former

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Vice President, Licensing Current
Intel Corporation Director of Licensing Former

John T.C. Ho, vice president of Engineering, joined Rambus in 1992 and is responsible the development and deployment of various high-speed ASIC interface products. Prior to this position, Mr. Ho held various engineering positions at Rambus and participated in many important ASIC product developments. Before joining Rambus, Mr. Ho held engineering positions at Tera MicroSystems and Altera Corporation. Mr. Ho holds a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the SooChow University in Taipei, Taiwan and a mastera s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri, Columbia.

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Vice President of Engineering Current
Altera Corporation Former
University of Missouri-Columbia Degree - Electrical Engineering Former

Joseph J. Curry, vice president of Corporate Development, joined Rambus in April 2006 and is responsible for the acquisition of technologies and businesses for the Company. Prior to joining Rambus, Dr. Curry was the president and CEO of TriCN, Inc., a startup firm that designed and licensed semiconductor intellectual property. In 1990, Dr. Curry founded Trilix Ventures, a technology services firm focused on technology management, strategic alliances for corporate funding, strategic acquisitions, and the licensing of semiconductor intellectual property. Starting his career at Bell Laboratories, Dr. Curry has held senior management and executive positions at Electronic Arrays, Monolithic Memories, Four Phase Systems, StorageTek, and Technology Strategies & Alliances (H&Q Technology Partners). Dr. Curry holds a bachelora s degree in Physics from St. Josepha s University and a Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Vice President of Corporate Development Current
Bell Laboratories Former
University of Pennsylvania Ph.D. In Materials Science Former

Kent Richardson, vice president of Intellectual Property, joined Rambus in January 2003 and leads the development of the Company's intellectual property portfolio through an integrated program of engineering, marketing and legal resources. Prior to Rambus, Mr. Richardson served as vice president, general counsel and secretary for Numerical Technologies, Inc., where he was an integral part of the team that closed patent license agreements with industry-leading companies. Before joining Numerical Technologies, Mr. Richardson was an attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati where he provided strategic patent counsel to his clients. Mr. Richardson holds both a bachelora s degree in Computer Engineering and bachelor of law degree from the University of Alberta, is a registered patent attorney and a member of the California bar.

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Vice President Current
Accelovation Board of Directors Current
Commandcad, Inc Board of Directors Current
University of Alberta Member Current
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Attorney Former
University of Alberta Bachelor of Law Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Vice President, Memory Interface Division Current
Massachusetts Institute of Technology bachelor's degree in electrical engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Vice President, HR Current
Synopsys, Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Vice President, Japan Current

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Vice President, Corp Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Vice President, Memory Interface Division Current
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Former
University of California, Santa Barbara MS degree in electrical engineering Former
Indian Institute of Technology bachelor's degree in electrical engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Vice President, Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current
Agilent Technologies, Inc. industry marketing manager Former
San Jose State University MBA Former
University of Virginia BSEE Former

Craig Hampel, technical director and Rambus Fellow, is extensively involved in the development and deployment of the Companya s leading-edge technology. Mr. Hampel has led engineering efforts for Rambusa patented interface designs that have enabled highly-successful products across computing, communications and consumer electronics. Mr. Hampela s development of memory solutions at Rambus spans more than 13 years and he is an inventor on 192 issued or pending patents in the area of high-speed memory and interface technology. Prior to joining Rambus, Mr. Hampel developed high performance memory solutions more than 17 years at companies such as Altos, Acer, and Olivetti. Mr. Hampel holds a bachelora s degree from the University of Illinois.

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Technical Director Current
Rambus Inc. Fellow Former
Acer Incorporated Former
Altos Co Former
Olivetti Corporation Former
University of Illinois Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Director, Marketing Current
Rambus Inc. Director, Marketing Former

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. General Manager, Product & Director Current

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Director, Product Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Director, Richmond Office Current
Rambus Inc. Director, Richmond Office Former

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Marketing Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Product Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Marketing Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Product Marketing Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Acting General Counsel Current

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Current
Synopsys, Inc. executive account manager Former

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Director Current
Rambus Inc. executive officer Current
JDS Uniphase Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Rambus Inc. President Former
Intel Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Openwave Systems Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Intel Corporation Vice President of Intel Capital Former
Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation Vice President of Marketing and Sales Former
Applied Materials, Inc. general manager Former
JDS Uniphase Corporation Director Former
Openwave Systems Inc. Director Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Masters of Science in Management Former
Vanderbilt University B.A. degree in Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Mohr, Davidow Ventures Founding Partner Current
Nsti Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures Current
Virtual Corporation Inc. Co-Author Current
UCSF Medical Center Executive Council Member Current
Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Board Member Current
California Institute of Technology Board Member Current
Rambus Inc. Board of Directors Current
Intel Corporation vice president, microcomputer division Former
Hewlett-Packard Company various managerial position Former
General Electric Company various managerial position Former
Stanford University doctorate in electrical engineering Former
California Institute of Technology M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering Former
Dartmouth College M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering Former
Dartmouth College Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Benchmark Capital Founder Current
Netxen Inc Board of Directors Current
Jasper Wireless, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Servicesource Corporation Board of Directors Current
Coverity, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Orchestria Corporation Board of Directors Current
Eastside Preparatory School Board of Directors Current
Stanford University Board of Trustees Current
Solidware Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Matrix Semiconductor, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Raza Microelectronics, Inc. Director Current
Veraloft, LLC. Director Current
Kepler's Board of Directors Current
Numenta, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Marin Software Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Rambus Inc. Board of Directors Current
Everex Systems, Inc. general manager Former
Everex Systems, Inc. Founder Former
Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre General Partner Former
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Systems Designer Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business Arjay Miller Scholar Former
Andersen Consulting programmer Former
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. systems designer Former
Western Association of Venture Capitalists Director Former
Collabra Software, Inc. Investor Former
Orchestria Corporation Investor Former
Encompass, LLC Investor Former
Tabula, Inc. Investor Former
Snaptrack, Inc. Investor Former
Handspring, Inc. Investor Former
Accept.com Investor Former
Unicru Inc. Investor Former
Rambus Inc. Investor Former
Matrix Semiconductor, Inc. Investor Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business MBA Former
Rice University BA Former

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Halo Funds Current
Rambus Inc. Board of Directors Current
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Information Technology, Inc. Industry Consulting Partner Former
The Angels' Forum Former
Rambus Inc. Chairman Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
University of Alberta B.S. In Computer Science Former

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
JDSU Chief Executive Officer Current
JDS Uniphase Corporation CEO and President Current
Logical Net Corporation Current
Cisbec.Net, LLC Board of Directors Current
The Regents Board of Directors Current
KLA-Tencor Corporation Director Current
Polycom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Dmcom Board of Directors Current
Logical Net Internet Board of Directors Current
Canary Foundation Board of Directors Current
Rambus Inc. Board of Directors Current
JDS Uniphase Corporation Board of Directors Current
Openwave Systems Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Rutgers University adjunct professor Former
Bell Laboratories Former
Prentice Hall Former
Openwave Systems Inc. Director Former
Rutgers University M.S. and Ph Former
Rambus Inc. member Former

Organization Position Status
T-Ram, Inc. Yahoo Founder's Professor of Electrical Engineering Current
C2S2 Current
Rambus Inc. Board of Directors Current
T-Ram, Inc. Board of Directors Current
University of California, Berkeley PhD In Computer Science Former
Stanford University Ph.D. Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering Former
Stanford University B.S. Former

Mike Farmwald is a serial entrepreneur with one of the most successful track records in Silicon Valley. Known for his unique combination of computer engineering skill and market vision, Mike has founded six companies to date, five of which were financed in part by Benchmark Capital, where he is a Venture Partner. Mike is probably best known for cofounding Rambus Inc., a developer of high-bandwidth interfaces for memories and other chips. After founding the company in 1990, Mike served as Vice President and Chief Scientist, overseeing the development of several key innovations, including the 1992 introduction of the world's first 4 Mbit RDRAM. In 1993, Mike cofounded Chromatic Research, a privately held developer of media processors for the PC industry. Mike served on the board of Chromatic Research until the company was acquired by ATI Technologies in November 1998. In 1996, Mike cofounded Epigram, creator of advanced semiconductor home networking technology, which helped revolutionize high-speed networking connectivity within the home. Epigram was acquired by Broadcom in April 1999. In late 1997, Mike cofounded Matrix Semiconductor, a pre-IPO start-up backed by Skymoon, Benchmark and Microsoft, among others. Prior to his success at Rambus, Mike founded FTL in 1986. FTL, an ECL supercomputing company, merged with MIPS in the same year. At MIPS, Mike served as Chief Scientist for High End Systems. Following his experience at MIPS, Mike was an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois. Mike holds a BS degree in Mathematics from Purdue University and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University. He currently sits on the boards of Rambus (Nasdaq: RMBS), Matrix Semiconductor, and Circumnav Networks.

Organization Position Status
Skymoon Ventures Vice President and Chief Scientist Current
Matrix Semiconductor, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Dash Navigation, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Finesse Solutions Board of Directors Current
Circumnav Networks Board of Directors Current
Numenta, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Rmbs Board of Directors Current
Rambus Inc. Board of Directors Current
High End Systems, Inc. Chief Scientist Former
Rambus Inc. Chief Scientist Former
Rambus Inc. Vice President Former
Matrix Semiconductor, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Epigram, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Rambus Inc. Cofounder Former
FTL Corporation Founder Former
Skymoon Ventures General Partner Former
Benchmark Capital Venture Partner Former
University of Illinois Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Former
The Mips Former
Broadcom Corporation Former
Stanford University Ph.D. In Computer Science Former
Purdue University BS Degree In Mathematics Former
University of Illinois Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Rambus to Present at the UBS Global Technology and Services Conference

    Business Wire - 6/03/09 - View Story

  • Rambus Unveils New Innovations for Main Memory

    ECN Asia - 6/03/09 - View Story

  • Rambus Announces Winners of the 2009 Innovator of the Future Scholarship Award

    Business Wire - 5/29/09 - View Story

  • Regional Briefs: Funeral for soldier will be Sunday

    Winston-Salem Journal - 5/29/09 - View Story

  • LOS ALTOS, Calif. \ (BUSINESS WIRE) \ May 26, 2009 \ Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), one of the world\'s premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed memory architectures, today unveiled a set \','lightyellow','500')"; onMouseout="hideddrivetip()">Rambus Unveils New Innovations for Main Memory

    EDA Caf - 5/27/09 - View Story

  • Rambus Unveils New Innovations for Main Memory

    RBC Dain Raushcer - 5/26/09 - View Story

  • Ready For a Change

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 5/20/09 - View Story

  • Rambus to Present at the J.P. Morgan 37th Annual Technology, Media and Telecom Conference

    Reuters - 5/12/09 - View Story

  • Rambus to Present at the J.P. Morgan 37th Annual Technology, Media and Telecom Conference

    Business Wire - 5/12/09 - View Story

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     RMBS $22.64 +0.37 (1.66% )
Average Volume 2,529,640
Shares Outstanding 105.42M
Market Cap 2.4B
Year High 23.28
Year Low 5.99
Earnings Per Share -0.76
P/E Ratio -29.79
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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