IBM and Rambus Sign Technology License Agreement for Cell Broadband Engine

mike2h · Mar 17, 2006, 06:21 PM

Press Release Source: Rambus Inc.

LOS ALTOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2006--Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS - News), one of the world's premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed chip interfaces, today announced it has signed a technology license agreement with IBM®. This agreement allows IBM to build Cell Broadband Engine (Cell BE) processors and companion chips using Rambus' FlexIO(TM) processor bus and XDR(TM) memory interface technologies. Rambus' high-speed FlexIO and XDR interfaces in combination with IBM's advanced process technology will enable Cell BE system customers to maximize the performance of high-volume consumer products, servers and high-performance computing systems.

"This agreement with Rambus is part of IBM's continued focus on our Cell BE-based chipsets in support of our goal of developing an array of leading edge computing products based on the revolutionary Cell BE architecture," said Kevin Carswell, vice president of worldwide delivery for IBM Engineering and Technology Services, Technology Collaboration Solutions.

The Cell BE processor, jointly developed by IBM, Toshiba and Sony Group, is a breakthrough architectural design featuring eight synergistic processing elements plus a Power Architecture-based core that provides unmatched performance levels in many computationally intense applications. The Cell BE processor has peak performance in excess of 200 GFLOPS -- which equates to 200 billion floating-point operations per second -- as measured during initial hardware testing.

"We are pleased to continue our relationship with IBM and its world class engineering team to provide high-bandwidth functionality to new applications enabled by the extraordinary processing power of the Cell BE processor," said Laura Stark, senior vice president of Platform Solutions at Rambus. "This agreement gives us a further opportunity to engage with IBM and bring our revolutionary products to the market."
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mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	IBM and Rambus Sign Technology License Agreement for Cell Broadband Engine Press Release Source: Rambus Inc. LOS ALTOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2006--Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS - News), one of the world's premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed chip interfaces, today announced it has signed a technology license agreement with IBM®. This agreement allows IBM to build Cell Broadband Engine (Cell BE) processors and companion chips using Rambus' FlexIO(TM) processor bus and XDR(TM) memory interface technologies. Rambus' high-speed FlexIO and XDR interfaces in combination with IBM's advanced process technology will enable Cell BE system customers to maximize the performance of high-volume consumer products, servers and high-performance computing systems. "This agreement with Rambus is part of IBM's continued focus on our Cell BE-based chipsets in support of our goal of developing an array of leading edge computing products based on the revolutionary Cell BE architecture," said Kevin Carswell, vice president of worldwide delivery for IBM Engineering and Technology Services, Technology Collaboration Solutions. The Cell BE processor, jointly developed by IBM, Toshiba and Sony Group, is a breakthrough architectural design featuring eight synergistic processing elements plus a Power Architecture-based core that provides unmatched performance levels in many computationally intense applications. The Cell BE processor has peak performance in excess of 200 GFLOPS -- which equates to 200 billion floating-point operations per second -- as measured during initial hardware testing. "We are pleased to continue our relationship with IBM and its world class engineering team to provide high-bandwidth functionality to new applications enabled by the extraordinary processing power of the Cell BE processor," said Laura Stark, senior vice president of Platform Solutions at Rambus. "This agreement gives us a further opportunity to engage with IBM and bring our revolutionary products to the market." _____________ Read More / Source: biz.yahoo.com __________________ Last edited by Iria; Mar 17, 2006 at 06:30 PM.