AMD, Rambus Ink Patent Licensing Deal

The license agreement focuses on the memory controller logic needed to connect to XDR, Rambus' eXtended Data Rate memories. The deal also includes Rambus patents covering DDR-2, DDR-3, FB-DIMM, and PCI Express technologies, as well as other current and future high-speed memory and logic controller interfaces.

Specific terms of the deal were not revealed, but the companies said the agreement can be renewed after five years.

"The license of our patent portfolio with AMD's demonstrated innovation in the microprocessor market is highly compelling," said Harold Hughes, chief executive officer at Rambus. "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."