I despise Intel

If you were to write a book about all the Intel blunders, f--- ups,
bribes, dead-ends,
it would be a LONG book. Ever since I dumped my 386-33 Intel for a
cheaper, faster
40mhz, I've used AMD. If it weren't for AMD, we'd be at around 700MHZ
paying Intel
$800.ea for the chips! If it wasn't for BRIBED deals with the likes of
Dell, Intel would be a FAR
smaller presence in the computer world now.

Rambus signs licensing deal with AMD

Rambus said Tuesday it has signed a five-year licensing agreement with
Advanced Micro Devices, giving AMD a license to Rambus patents.

Rambus is a technology licensing company, while AMD is a major
semiconductor manufacturer.

The license includes Rambus patents used in the design of DDR2, DDR3,
FB-DIMM, PCI Express and XDR controllers as well as other current and
future high-speed memory and logic controller interfaces.

The five-year term of the agreement carries the possibility of renewal
or extension. Specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

"The license of our patent portfolio with AMD's demonstrated innovation
in the microprocessor market is highly compelling," Harold Hughes,
chief executive officer at Rambus, said in a news release. "We are very
pleased to start the new year with an agreement that reflects a new
approach for pricing our controller licenses and to continue to provide
the market with innovative high-speed chip interface technologies," he
added.

Copyright 2006 by United Press International




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