Welcome to TV 3.0
TV 3.0 is here today! I’m excited to write about Rambus’s Imerz™, an integrated end-to-end mobile media platform that allows you to discover, consume, share, learn and transact from content anytime,...
View ArticleWelcome to the Rambus Blog
We at Rambus are excited to share our new company blog with you. I hope you find this blog to be representative of the new, open and more transparent Rambus. We are a company in transition –...
View ArticleEvolving to Enhanced Industry Solutions
As a long-time Rambus employee (I just celebrated my 20th anniversary with the company this month), I can say that, in many ways, Rambus isn’t the same company I joined many years ago. We’ve...
View ArticleThinking Big to Focus Innovation
I recently had the opportunity to address the IESA (India Electronics and Semiconductor Association) in Bangalore and talk about innovation. In particular, I talked about how connecting innovation to a...
View ArticleReflections on MWC 2013
In our modern digital world, there is a set of tradeshow events that seem to perennially mark our calendars. The year starts with CES, where “everything” new (or not) regarding consumer electronics is...
View ArticleA Deeper Dive: The Thermal Design Behind the Rambus Light Bulb
At the recent 2013 IMAPS Device Packaging Conference, I had the opportunity to discuss the thermal design for our LED-based light bulbs, more commonly known as ‘lamps’. Since we introduced our lamp...
View ArticleA Deeper Dive: The Benefits and Challenges of 3D ICs
We were excited to learn that our team was recently honored with a 2013 DesignCon Best Paper award in the area of “Chip-Level Design.” Our paper was based on the design of a 3D silicon interposer that...
View ArticleMobility as a Catalyst for Change
I recently participated in the MLOVE USA ConFestival. If you aren’t familiar with MLOVE, let me give you a little background. MLOVE is more than just a group of people, a conference or a trade show...
View ArticleIn Support of Future Innovators
I recently had the opportunity to represent Rambus at the Synopsys Science and Technology Championship ceremony held at the Great America Theme Park in Santa Clara. The quality and quantity of the work...
View ArticleBinary Pixel Imagers: Capturing The World As We See It
Last week, we had the opportunity to participate at the International Image Sensor Workshop (IISW 2013) and present the results of our binary pixel silicon. We’re excited about the potential of binary...
View ArticleThoughts from the Flash Memory Summit 2013
It’s an exciting time to be in the memory business. Every decade or so, a set of technologies mature at the same time, leading to a sum of technologies much greater than the sum of the parts. Last...
View ArticleGrowth of Innovation and Digital Trade
I recently had the privilege to participate in an International Trade Commission field hearing at the Ames Research Center. This hearing focused on the importance of Digital Trade on the US and world...
View ArticleValuing and Protecting Digital Information
Recently the International Trade Commission (ITC) hosted a hearing entitled “Fighting the Unauthorized Trade of Digital Goods While Protecting Internet Security, Commerce and Speech” here in Silicon...
View ArticleData centers eye next-gen memory options
Semiconductor Engineering editor in chief Ed Sperling recently noted that data center architecture has experienced very few radical changes since the commercial introduction of the IBM System/360...
View ArticleEdgeLED™ luminaires help reduce energy consumption
A recent article featured in LEDs Magazine describes how Fern Howard’s EdgeLED™ luminaire range is helping to drive company growth. Indeed, LED technology has long promised energy saving advantages –...
View ArticleRambus Cryptography Research helps Barco Silex thwart PoS security threats
The Cryptography Research division of Rambus recently clinched a partnership agreement with Barco Silex. According to Rambus Cryptography VP Dr. Simon Blake-Wilson, the agreement allows Barco Silex to...
View ArticleM2MNow features Rambus lensless smart sensors (LSS)
Writing for M2MNow, Matt Hatton notes that Rambus lensless smart sensors (LSS) use diffraction gratings – rather than traditional camera lenses – to partially focus inbound light. “[LSS leverages]...
View ArticleReRAM evolves for the IoT
Writing for Semiconductor Engineering, Ernest Worthman notes that next-generation IoT/E devices will face a plethora of power, footprint and electronic constraints. According to Steven Woo, VP of...
View ArticleSquare Kilometre Array (SKA) targets the Big Bang
Currently under development, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will ultimately comprise an array of 3,000 individual radio telescopes. According to ZDNet’s Nick Heath, the SKA will be tasked with...
View ArticleIntertrust Technologies to integrate CryptoFirewall security cores
Intertrust Technologies Corporation has confirmed its plan to integrate Rambus CryptoFirewall™ hardware-based security cores with its open, standards-based Marlin digital rights management (DRM)...
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