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Rambus Wins 2023 “Most Respected Emerging Public Semiconductor Company” Award from Global Semiconductor Alliance

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Monday, December 11, 2023

Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS ), a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, today announced that it is the recipient of this year’s “Most Respected Emerging Public Semiconductor Company” Award in its revenue category from the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA).

Key Points: 
  • Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS ), a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, today announced that it is the recipient of this year’s “Most Respected Emerging Public Semiconductor Company” Award in its revenue category from the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA).
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    Rambus Wins 2023 "Most Respected Emerging Public Semiconductor Company" Award (Achieving $100M to $500M in Annual Sales) from Global Semiconductor Alliance (Graphic: Business Wire)
    “It is truly an honor to be recognized amongst our industry with this prestigious award from the GSA, representing another great milestone in our ongoing evolution as a leading semiconductor company,” said Luc Seraphin, president and chief executive officer at Rambus.
  • “This award would not have been possible without the continued dedication and innovation of Rambus employees worldwide and the ongoing support from our customers and partners.
  • The recipient of “Most Respected Emerging Public Semiconductor Company Achieving $100 Million to $500 Million in Annual Sales” Award is selected by GSA members casting their ballots for the industry’s most respected companies, judged by their vision, technology and market leadership.

Rambus Protects Data Center Infrastructure with Quantum Safe Engine IP

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Monday, December 4, 2023

Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS ), a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, today announced the availability of a Quantum Safe Engine (QSE) for integration into hardware security elements in ASICs, SoCs and FPGAs.

Key Points: 
  • Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS ), a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, today announced the availability of a Quantum Safe Engine (QSE) for integration into hardware security elements in ASICs, SoCs and FPGAs.
  • Quantum computers will enable adversaries to break current asymmetric encryption, placing important data and assets at risk.
  • The Rambus QSE IP core uses NIST-selected quantum-resistant algorithms to protect valuable data center and government hardware against attacks emerging in the post quantum computing era.
  • “Implementing quantum-resistant cryptography now is key for organizations to protect their past, current and future data from quantum computing enabled attacks.”
    The Rambus QSE IP is available as a standalone cryptographic core or integrated in the Rambus Quantum Safe Root of Trust IP as a comprehensive hardware security solution.

MEDIA ALERT: Rambus to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq: RMBS), a provider of industry-leading chips and IP making data faster and safer, today announced that its executives will present at three upcoming investor events.

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  • Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq: RMBS), a provider of industry-leading chips and IP making data faster and safer, today announced that its executives will present at three upcoming investor events.
  • A replay of Rambus’ presentation can be accessed on the company’s Investor Relations website at investor.rambus.com following the event.
  • The presentation will be available live through a webcast that can be accessed on the Rambus Investor Relations website at investor.rambus.com .
  • The presentation will be available live through a webcast that can be accessed on the Rambus Investor Relations website at investor.rambus.com .

Rambus Boosts AI Performance with 9.6 Gbps HBM3 Memory Controller IP

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS ), a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, today announced that the Rambus HBM3 Memory Controller IP now delivers up to 9.6 Gigabits per second (Gbps) performance supporting the continued evolution of the HBM3 standard.

Key Points: 
  • Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS ), a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, today announced that the Rambus HBM3 Memory Controller IP now delivers up to 9.6 Gigabits per second (Gbps) performance supporting the continued evolution of the HBM3 standard.
  • With a 50% increase over the HBM3 Gen1 data rate of 6.4 Gbps, the Rambus HBM3 Memory Controller can enable a total memory throughput of over 1.2 Terabytes per second (TB/s) for training of recommender systems, generative AI and other demanding data center workloads.
  • “Thanks to Rambus innovation and engineering excellence, we’re delivering the industry’s leading-edge performance of 9.6 Gbps in our HBM3 Memory Controller IP.”
    “HBM is a crucial memory technology for faster, more efficient processing of large AI training and inferencing sets, such as those used for generative AI,” said Soo-Kyoum Kim, vice president, memory semiconductors at IDC.
  • The Rambus HBM3 Memory Controller IP is designed for use in applications requiring high memory throughput, low latency and full programmability.

Media Alert: Rambus to Announce Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Results

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq: RMBS), a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, today announced that it will hold a conference call on October 30, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss its third quarter fiscal year 2023 results.

Key Points: 
  • Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq: RMBS), a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, today announced that it will hold a conference call on October 30, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss its third quarter fiscal year 2023 results.
  • This call will be webcast and can be accessed via Rambus' website at investor.rambus.com .
  • A replay will be available following the call on the Rambus Investor Relations website or for one week at the following numbers: (866) 813-9403 (domestic) or (+1) 929-458-6194 (international) with ID# 195743.

Rambus Added to PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index (SOX)

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Monday, September 18, 2023

Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS ), a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, today announced the company has been added to the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index℠ (SOX℠), effective September 18, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS ), a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, today announced the company has been added to the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index℠ (SOX℠), effective September 18, 2023.
  • “We are very pleased to join other major semiconductor companies in the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index on Nasdaq,” said Luc Seraphin, president and chief executive officer at Rambus.
  • I am very proud of the entire team for this accomplishment as we continue to execute on our strategy and drive the future growth of the company.”
    The PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index is a modified market capitalization-weighted index composed of the 30 largest eligible semiconductor companies listed in the U.S., ranked by market capitalization.
  • For a complete listing of companies view the PHLX Semiconductor Index .

Cadence Completes Acquisition of PHY IP Assets from Rambus

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the SerDes and memory interface PHY IP business from Rambus Inc. With the continued proliferation of AI, data center and hyperscale applications, CPU architectures, and networking devices, the technology asset purchase enriches Cadence’s established IP portfolio and augments the company’s Intelligent System Design™ strategy, which drives design excellence.

Key Points: 
  • Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the SerDes and memory interface PHY IP business from Rambus Inc. With the continued proliferation of AI, data center and hyperscale applications, CPU architectures, and networking devices, the technology asset purchase enriches Cadence’s established IP portfolio and augments the company’s Intelligent System Design™ strategy, which drives design excellence.
  • The acquisition also comes with the addition of experienced PHY engineering teams in the United States, India and Canada, further expanding Cadence’s domain-rich talent base.

Rambus Completes Sale of PHY IP Assets to Cadence

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS ) a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, today announced the completion of the previously announced sale of its PHY IP business to Cadence Design Systems, Inc. With this transaction, Rambus strengthens its focus on high-growth chips and digital IP, including novel memory solutions for high-performance computing, to support the continued evolution of the data center and AI.

Key Points: 
  • Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS ) a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, today announced the completion of the previously announced sale of its PHY IP business to Cadence Design Systems, Inc. With this transaction, Rambus strengthens its focus on high-growth chips and digital IP, including novel memory solutions for high-performance computing, to support the continued evolution of the data center and AI.
  • Separately, Rambus affirmed its previously issued guidance for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2023, as set forth on the Current Report on Form 8-K furnished with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2023.

Rambus Safeguards Accelerated Computing with FPGA-targeted Security IP

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Rambus security IP protects FPGAs serving applications in the Data Center, AI/ML, Edge, IoT, Defense, and beyond.

Key Points: 
  • Rambus security IP protects FPGAs serving applications in the Data Center, AI/ML, Edge, IoT, Defense, and beyond.
  • “As customer demand for security continues to accelerate, Rambus is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art security IP for the broad range of applications increasingly enabled by FPGAs,” said Neeraj Paliwal, general manager of Silicon IP at Rambus.
  • “We’re pleased to see Rambus offer security IP solutions tailored to FPGAs powering the growing landscape of accelerated computing.”
    As part of the industry-leading portfolio, Rambus offers advanced FPGA targeted security IP products including root of trust, 800G MACsec, IPsec, classic and quantum safe public key encryption solutions.
  • With new Quantum Safe security IP products, Rambus futureproofs the protection of FPGAs for the coming Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) era.

Rambus Initiates $100 Million Accelerated Share Repurchase Program

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Friday, August 11, 2023

Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS ), a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, today announced that it initiated an accelerated share repurchase program with Royal Bank of Canada, through its agent RBC Capital Markets, LLC to repurchase an aggregate of approximately $100 million of its common stock.

Key Points: 
  • Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS ), a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, today announced that it initiated an accelerated share repurchase program with Royal Bank of Canada, through its agent RBC Capital Markets, LLC to repurchase an aggregate of approximately $100 million of its common stock.
  • “This program is part of our strategic approach to capital allocation and demonstrates our confidence in the long-term growth of the company,” said Luc Seraphin, president and chief executive officer at Rambus.
  • “Our robust balance sheet and strong cash generation allow us to consistently deliver value to our stockholders.”
    Under the accelerated share repurchase program, Rambus will pre-pay $100 million to Royal Bank of Canada and receive an initial delivery of approximately 1.6 million shares of its common stock within the first week of the program.
  • The accelerated share repurchase program is part of the broader share repurchase program previously authorized by the Rambus Board of Directors.