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Advanced XDR memory to enable disruptive enterprise and consumer computing models
LOS ALTOS, Calif. - August 22, 2005 - Rambus
Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), one of the world's premier technology licensing
companies specializing in high-speed chip interfaces, today announced that
fabless semiconductor company Teradici Corporation has signed a license agreement
for Rambus's XDR memory controller
interface cell, dubbed XIO. As part of the agreement, Rambus will also provide
the logic layer of the memory controller, the XMC. This agreement enables
Teradici to develop an advanced, high performance solution for the next generation
of enterprise and consumer computing.
"Teradici is developing a complex, high-speed chip design that requires
the most advanced memory technology available today," said Dan Cordingley,
CEO at Teradici Corporation. "The combination of Teradici's unique
graphics algorithms and deep talent for integrated chip design, coupled with
Rambus's expertise in high-speed
signaling, will enable us to provide a new approach for personal computing
in the future. We look forward to a long and successful relationship with
the Rambus engineering teams."
The Rambus XIO cell is a high-performance, low-latency controller interface
to XDR DRAM memory sub-systems, allowing up to 8 gigabytes-per-second of
bandwidth in a 16-bit wide interface from a single memory device. It is a
versatile CMOS macro cell that can be seamlessly integrated into a wide variety
of target processes. The general purpose cell is independent of the logical
memory controller design, enabling support for a wide variety of memory applications
needing high bandwidth and low latency. The XIO provides a wide, on-chip,
CMOS-level signaling interface to the memory controller logic and a narrow,
high-speed Differential Rambus Signaling Level (DRSL) interface to the external
XDR memory system.
"Working on advanced, innovative programs such as Teradici's
allows us to drive our memory system architectures to new and interesting
platforms," said
Laura Stark, vice president of Platform Solutions at Rambus. "Our engineering
teams are focused on designing and developing the most advanced interface
designs that help our customers meet the ever-increasing demands of the market."
For additional information on all the Rambus interface products, please
go to www.rambus.com/products.
Rambus is one of the world's premier
technology licensing companies specializing in the invention and design of
high-speed chip interfaces. Since its founding in 1990, the company's
innovations, breakthrough technologies and integration expertise have helped
industry-leading chip and system companies solve their most challenging and
complex I/O problems and bring their products to market. Rambus's interface
solutions can be found in numerous computing, consumer, and communications
products and applications. Rambus is headquartered in Los Altos, Calif., with
regional offices in Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Bangalore, India; Taipei,
Taiwan; and Tokyo, Japan. Additional information is available at www.rambus.com.
Teradici Corporation is a fabless
semiconductor company founded in 2004 and based in Burnaby, B.C., Canada. Teradici
is developing innovative technology for nextgeneration computer form factors
in both the enterprise and the home. Through a combination of unique graphics
algorithms and high-performance silicon processing, the company is focused
on enabling a new approach for how personal computers are used, deployed and
managed. More information will be made available at www.teradici.com
Linda Ashmore
Rambus Public Relations
(650) 947-5411
lashmore@rambus.com
Phillip Bergman
Roher Public Relations
(914) 238-2200, ext 302
pbergman@roherpr.com
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