Rambus Names Udo Muerle Director of Business Development for European Operation

Mr. Muerle comes to Rambus from Synopsys, where he held theposition of executive account manager. Prior to Synopsys, Mr. Muerleheld various positions in the EDA industry, including that of chiefexecutive officer of TransEDA, a leader in coverage and measurementverification for electronic designs. During his career, Mr. Muerle hasalso held positions in the European offices of Virage Logic, TexasInstruments and IBM. Mr. Muerle also served as communications officerin the German Army.

"As we grow our business presence in Europe, we are looking to Udoto build the foundation for strategic relationships with our customersthere," said Sharon Holt, senior vice president of worldwide sales,licensing and marketing at Rambus. "Europe is home to world-leadingelectronics companies and with Udo's experience and background we lookforward to engaging with them to develop breakthrough products for themarket."

Mr. Muerle holds a degree from Stuttgart University and currentlylives outside of Stuttgart with his family.

About Rambus Inc.

Rambus is one of the world's premier technology licensingcompanies specializing in the invention and design of high-speed chipinterfaces. Since its founding in 1990, the company's patentedinnovations, breakthrough technologies and renowned integrationexpertise have helped industry-leading chip and system companies bringsuperior products to market. Rambus' technology and products solvecustomers' most complex chip and system-level interface challengesenabling unprecedented performance in computing, communications andconsumer electronics applications. Rambus licenses both itsworld-class patent portfolio as well as its family of leadership andindustry-standard interface products. Headquartered in Los Altos,California, Rambus has regional offices in North Carolina, India,Germany, Japan and Taiwan. Additional information is available atwww.rambus.com.