Peter Clarke, EETimes
5/11/2011 7:24 AM EDT
MUNICH, Germany – Rambus Inc., best known as a licensor of memory interface technology, wants to be able to license other companies to make whatever comes after flash and DRAM.
And to that end the company has begun investing in startup companies and providing support to universities researching next-generation memory technologies, as a means of keeping itself acquainted with potential approaches, according to Sharon Holt, vice president and general manager of the semiconductor business group at Rambus (Sunnyvale, Calif.).