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Market Cap:$1.5B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$142.4M
  • Public
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Dow Jones Description

For more than 15 years, Rambus® 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 & CEOHarold 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 Slashes Revenue Outlook, Shares Tumble RMBS

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

  • Headline Hits: Rambus Lowers Q2 Guidance

    6/23/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Is Rambus the Next 27 Bagger?

    6/14/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Rambus to Put a Cap on Its Royalty Rates for Standard DRAM in Europe.

    6/16/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • Rambus drops some claims against Nvidia

    6/14/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Rambus pulls some infringement claims against Nvidia

    6/08/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Rambus Unveils New Innovations for Main Memory

    6/03/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • FTC dismisses case against Rambus

    5/16/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Rambus RMBS Reports Q1 Loss of $0.17

    4/23/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Rambus Acquires Inapac Patents

    4/07/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Apple Netbook Seen In The Works. AT&T Sets Spending, Hiring Plans...

    3/11/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • BOISE, Idaho\BUSINESS WIRE\February 3, 2009\ Micron Technology, Inc. (NYSE:MU), today announced that the U.S. District...

    2/09/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • \','lightyellow','500')"; onMouseout="hideddrivetip">Rambus DDR3 Interface Solution Selected by Panasonic

    1/15/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • DDR3 interface solution enables 1.6bit/s data rates

    1/15/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • UPDATE 2-U.S. judge rules against Rambus in Micron case

    1/09/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Roche may raise Genentech bid

    1/10/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • SmallCapReview.com: Small Caps to Watch Wednesday - CREE, RMBS, AEHR, COLM

    1/07/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

News & Analysis

rambus inc. - All News and Analysis

  • If You Want Rambus, Now Is the Time

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-06-24

    The miss of a few hundred K on earnings is a non-event for a company on the precipice of getting $10/share in earnings in 6-12 months. The convertible note offering, while it does have some dilution, simply solidifies Rambus' RMBS position in negotiations with the DRAM Cartel. ...

    Tags: Chip, Nuke John, Rambus Inc.

  • Is Rambus the Next 27 Bagger?

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-06-14

    Many investors remember 1999 when Qualcomm QCOM had a run from $3 split adjusted on Jan 1, 1999 to $83 split adjusted at the end of the year. QCOM was a 27 bagger in a single year. The QCOM run changed the lives of ordinary people. ...

    Tags: Chip, Nuke John, Rambus Inc.

  • How Corporate Culture Promotes Innovation

    BNET - 2009-05-27

    Yesterday's post about Apple's CEO succession strategy got me thinking about how corporate culture can foster innovation. In this case, Rambus - a silicon valley company that develops technology for products you use daily - came to mind. What's unique about Rambus is a culture that values innovation above all...

    Tags: Innovation, Rambus Inc., Corporate Culture, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Steve Tobak

  • Rambus Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-04-24

    Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator Instructions. We'll go first to Michael Cohen with NBC Financial Research. Michael Cohen - NBC Financials Hi. Thank you for taking my call. In the April 7 announcement of the patent acquisition from Inapac Technology, I was wondering were there any licenses that went...

    Tags: NBC, Rambus Inc., Patent, Financials, Call Transcript, Earnings, Seeking Alpha

  • All Roads Lead to Rambus

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-03-19

    Prufrock submits: When Intel INTC chose Rambus RMBS proprietary RDRAM for their Pentium processor it was due to its superior performance, its disruptive capabilities, and its cutting edge bandwidth architecture. But, it wasn't only its technology that made Rambus disruptive. The IP-only paradigm which Rambus represents...

    Tags: Chip, Prufrock, Rambus Inc.

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
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

Harold Hughes joined Rambus after serving nearly two years on Rambus' Board of Directors. As CEO, Hughes provides the overall vision and operational leadership necessary to drive future growth for the company. Prior to joining Rambus, Mr. Hughes was the Chairman and CEO of Pandesic LLC, an Intel and SAP joint venture. He served as a United States Army Officer before starting his private sector career with Intel Corporation in 1974. Mr. Hughes held a variety of positions during his 23 years at Intel Corporation, including Treasurer, the head of Intel Capital, chief financial officer and the head of Planning and Logistics. Mr. Hughes holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

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

Satish Rishi joined Rambus as senior vice president of Finance and chief financial officer in April 2006. Mr. Rishi is responsible for the overall financial direction of the Company. Prior to joining Rambus, Mr. Rishi held the position of executive vice president of Finance and chief financial officer of Toppan Photomasks, Inc., one of the world’s leading photomask providers. During his 20-year career, Mr. Rishi has held senior financial management positions at semiconductor and electronic manufacturing companies. He served as vice president and assistant treasurer at Dell Inc. Prior to Dell, Mr. Rishi spent 13 years at Intel Corporation, where he held financial management positions both in the United States and overseas, including assistant treasurer. Mr. Rishi holds a bachelor’s degree with honors in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi University in Delhi, India and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley's Haas School of Business.

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

Sharon Holt, senior vice president, Licensing and Marketing, is responsible for the Company's intellectual property business including strategic planning, business development and licensing of patented innovations and technology solutions to strategic customers and partners. Ms. Holt also oversees all the Company's marketing functions. Ms. Holt joined Rambus in 2004 after holding the position of vice president of Amercias Field Operations at Agilent Technologies where she ran sales and technical support operations for the semiconductor business in the Americas, including ASICs, ASSPs, optical components and wireless ICs. Prior to that, Ms. Holt ran sales operations focused on Agilent's large, global customers. These positions followed 13 years at HP where she managed applications engineering, sales, and distribution channels for HP's components business, as well as holding roles in business development, sales management and global accounts management for HP's ASIC business. Ms. Holt graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with a degree in electrical engineering.

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

Ms. Stark joined Rambus in 1996 as strategic accounts manager, and held the positions of strategic accounts director and vice president, Alliances and Infrastructure, before assuming the position of vice president, Memory Interface Division in October 2000, which she held until February 2005 when she was appointed to head up the Company’s Platform Solutions Group. In May 2008, she was appointed to her current position. Prior to joining Rambus, Ms. Stark held various positions in the semiconductor products division of Motorola during a six-year tenure, including technical sales engineer for the Apple sales team and field application engineer for the Sun and SGI sales teams. Ms. Stark holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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

Michael Schroeder joined Rambus in June 2004 as vice president of Human Resources. Mr. Schroeder is responsible for maintaining the open and collaborative culture at Rambus as well as leading the Company's efforts to implement compensation practices that align individual objectives with corporate goals. Prior to Rambus, Mr. Schroeder served as vice president of Human Resources for Digital Think and prior to that held various positions at Synopsys, Inc., most recently as vice president, Human Resources for Business Group Operations. Mr. Schroeder has also held human resources positions at Alphabox Corporation and Apple Computer. Mr. Schroeder attended the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee as a Russian Language major.

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

U.S. District Judge Abraham Sofaer joined our board of directors on May 4, 2005. He has been the George P. Shultz Distinguished Scholar and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University since 1994 and is also a professor of law, by courtesy, at Stanford University Law School. Mr. Sofaer has a long and distinguished career in the legal profession and international law. Prior to assuming his current roles, he served in private practice as a partner at Hughes, Hubbard & Reed in Washington, DC and as the chief legal adviser to the U.S. Department of State. From 1979 to 1985, Mr. Sofaer served as a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York. Prior to that, Mr. Sofaer was a professor at the Columbia University School of Law, and from 1967 to 1969 was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York. Mr. Sofaer graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in history from Yeshiva College and received his law degree from the New York University School of Law where he was editor-in-chief of the NYU Law Review before beginning clerkships with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and with Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. in the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Sofaer currently serves on two other public boards and is on the international advisory committee for Chugai Pharmaceuticals, a large Japanese pharmaceutical company that is a subsidiary of Roche.

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
Jasper Wireless, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Marin Software Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Solidware Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Veraloft, LLC. Director Current
Servicesource Corporation Board of Directors Current
Raza Microelectronics, Inc. Director Current
Matrix Semiconductor, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Netxen Inc Board of Directors Current
Orchestria Corporation Board of Directors Current
Numenta, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Coverity, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Eastside Preparatory School Board of Directors Current
Kepler's Board of Directors Current
Stanford University Board of Trustees Current
Rambus Inc. Board of Directors Current
Palm, 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
Andersen Consulting programmer Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business Arjay Miller Scholar Former
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. systems designer Former
Western Association of Venture Capitalists Director Former
Unicru Inc. Investor Former
Accept.com Investor Former
Tabula, Inc. Investor Former
Handspring, Inc. Investor Former
Orchestria Corporation Investor Former
Collabra Software, Inc. Investor Former
Matrix Semiconductor, Inc. Investor Former
Snaptrack, Inc. Investor Former
Encompass, LLC Investor Former
Rambus 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

Mr. Bentley has served as a director of Rambus since March 11, 2005. He has been a Managing Director at SVB Alliant (formerly Alliant Partners), a mergers and acquisitions firm, since he co founded the firm in 1990. Mr. Bentley currently serves on the board of Nanometrics Inc. Mr. Bentley holds a B.A. degree in Economics from Vanderbilt University and a Masters of Science in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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

Ms. Herscher has served on Rambus' board since July 2006. She currently holds the position president and chief executive officer of firstRain, a custom-configured, on-demand intelligence services firm. Prior to joining firstRain, Ms. Herscher held the position of executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Cadence Design Systems. From 1996 to 2002, Ms. Herscher was president and chief executive officer of Simplex Solutions, which was acquired by Cadence in 2002. Before Simplex, she was an executive at Synopsys for eight years and started her career as an R&D engineer with Texas Instruments. Ms. Herscher serves on the boards of firstRain, the Anita Borg Institute, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, and California Community Partners for Youth. She holds a bachelor's degree with honors in mathematics from Cambridge University in England.

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Board of Directors Current

"Dr. Sunlin Chou joined the Rambus board in March 2006 after a 34-year career at Intel Corporation where he most recently served as senior vice president and general manager of the Technology and Manufacturing Group. Dr. Chou was part of Intel's early core staff of development engineers. He designed Intel's first charge-coupled device (CCD) serial memory and went on to oversee development of several generations of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips. He also led development of industry leading wafer fabrication processes for Intel's logic and memory products, and reduced the development cycle down from three years to two. His successes helped inspire and validate Moore's Law. In November 2002, Dr. Chou was recognized by Scientific American magazine as one of the ""Scientific American 50"" for leading the development of new materials that made possible the 130 nanometer standard used in the current generation of processor chips. Dr. Chou holds a B.S., M.S. and E.E. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. "

Organization Position Status
Rambus Inc. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Rambus Slashes Revenue Outlook, Shares Tumble (RMBS)

    Stockwatch - 6/23/09 - View Story

  • Rambus lowers revenue target

    EE Times - 6/23/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE 2-Rambus cuts outlook, shares fall 8 percent

    Reuters - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • Rambus Cuts Q2 Sales Forecast

    RTTNews.com - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • Rambus Cuts Q2 Sales Forecast; To Offer $150 Mln Convertibles - Update

    TradingMarkets - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • Memory chip maker Rambus lowers guidance

    CNBC - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • Rambus Updates Second Quarter Guidance

    Reuters - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • Rambus lowers Q2 revenue guidance

    Biz Journals - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-Rambus cuts outlook as economy weighs on sales

    Reuters - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • Rambus Updates Second Quarter Guidance

    Forbes.com - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • Rambus lowers Q2 revenue guidance

    Conde Nast Portfolio - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • Rambus Cuts Q2 Revenue Outlook - Quick Facts

    RTTNews.com - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • Rambus Updates Second Quarter Guidance

    Business Wire - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • Rambus (RMBS) Lowers Q2 Sales Outlook

    Street Insider - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • Is Rambus the Next 27 Bagger?

    Seeking Alpha - 6/14/09 - View Story

  • XDR' DRAM Surpasses 100 Million Units Shipped

    Broadcast Newsroom - 6/09/09 - View Story

  • XDR' DRAM Surpasses 100 Million Units Shipped

    DMN Newswire - 6/09/09 - View Story

  • XDR DRAM Surpasses 100 Million Units Shipped

    Reuters - 6/09/09 - View Story

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

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     RMBS $15.23 -0.17 (-1.10% )
Average Volume 2,690,920
Shares Outstanding 104.47M
Market Cap 1.6B
Year High 19.65
Year Low 4.95
Earnings Per Share -1.92
P/E Ratio -7.93
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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