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Rambus Enhances LabStation™ Validation Platform
[January 28, 2014]

Rambus Enhances LabStation™ Validation Platform


SUNNYVALE, Calif. --(Business Wire)--

Rambus (News - Alert) Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) today announced it has enhanced its LabStation™ validation platform to address the latest challenges of complex IP design and integration. The comprehensive test environment provides customers with a tool suite to validate advanced low-power, high-performance memory systems including LPDDR4/3, R+™ LPDDR3, DDR4/3, and R+ DDR4. LabStation is available as part of Rambus' memory and serial link IP core solutions to help customers enhance quality and reduce time-to-market of their chips and systems. The platform is scalable, offers improved accuracy and is proven in complex, high-volume applications.

"The LabStation platform addresses the latest low-power, high-performance memory validation challenges, providing our customers with a straightforward and accurate method for testing chips and systems," said Kevin Donnelly, senior vice president and general manager of the Memory and Interface Division at Rambus. "As we look to drive deeper engagements with our customers, we continue to invest in tools that simplify the design process and enhance the functionality of our IP core solutions."

Key Features and Benefits of LabStation

  • Helps customers during bring-up, de-bug and characterization, reducing time-to-market for chips and systems
  • Measures voltage and timing margin eye at target bit error rate (BER), addressing the latest characterization requirements for advanced memory systems
  • Enables automated measurement with on-chip infrastructure to provide testing process simplification and higher accuracy results for high-throughput and small form factor systems, including 2.5 and 3D packaging
  • Provides optimized user interface to improving usability and control of IP for on-chip resources, on-board devices, measurement equipment and 3rd party tools



    • The Rambus LabStation validation platform is currently available for Rambus customers. For additional information visit rambus.com/labstation.

    About Rambus Memory and Interfaces Division (MID)


    The Rambus Memory and Interfaces Division moves data. MID develops products and services that solve the power, performance, and capacity challenges of the mobile, cloud computing and connected device markets. Rambus enhanced standards-compatible and custom memory and serial link solutions include architectures, memory and chip-to-chip interfaces, DRAM, IP validation tools, and system and IC design services. Developed through our system-aware design methodology, Rambus' products deliver improved time-to-market and first-time-right quality.

    About Rambus

    Rambus brings invention to market. Our customizable IP cores, architecture licenses, tools, services, and training improve the competitive advantage of our customer's products while accelerating their time-to-market. Rambus products and innovations capture, secure and move data. For more information, visit rambus.com.


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