De licentie deal die Hitachi en Rambus Inc. vorige week sloten zal geen toepassing hebben op de DRAM joint-venture tussen Hitachi en NEC. Na voltooiing van deze joint-venture zullen de DRAM produkten van beide bedrijven onder de naam van NEC verkocht worden. Hitachi zal wel royalties betalen voor SDRAM memory controllers die gebruikt worden in de Hitachi Super H processors:
Avo Kanadjian, vice president of worldwide marketing for Rambus, confirmed that last week's settlement with Hitachi doesn't cover the joint venture, which will be the sole marketing arm for DRAMs produced by both Japanese chip makers. "It covers the transition period before the NEC and Hitachi joint DRAM venture becomes effective," he said.[...] However, Kanadjian said Hitachi Ltd. would continue to pay royalties for the synchronous logic controller interface that is part of its Super H series of microprocessors that connect directly with memory. Hitachi will produce and sell the Super H line itself.
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