COMPANIES · AI CHIPS & NETWORKING
Rambus
Rambus designs memory-interface chips (such as the buffer and controller chips that sit on DDR5 server memory modules), licenses chip design IP, and licenses its large portfolio of memory-related patents to chipmakers.
Rambus designs memory-interface chips (such as the buffer and controller chips that sit on DDR5 server memory modules), licenses chip design IP, and licenses its large portfolio of memory-related patents to chipmakers.
AI servers use large amounts of DDR5 memory, and Rambus sells chipsets for DDR5 server memory modules and interface IP such as PCIe for AI systems; its patent licenses are held by major memory makers including SK hynix and Micron.
Memory-module makers buy its interface chips, chip designers pay for its IP, and memory makers pay royalties and license fees for its patents.
United States (San Jose, California)
AI chips and networking. The companies designing the processors, accelerators and networking equipment that do the actual computing behind AI, including GPUs like NVIDIA's, and the high-speed connections that link thousands of them together.
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Source: 2024-12-10 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating (agreement term)
Limits: Patent license only; does not establish fees paid, product purchases, or use in any specific Micron product.
Rambus and Micron Technology Extend Patent License Agreement ↗Source: 2023-04-04 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating (agreement term)
Limits: Patent license only; does not establish fees paid, product purchases, or use in any specific SK hynix AI memory product.
Rambus and SK hynix Extend Comprehensive License Agreement ↗Rambus Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results ↗
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