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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 23, 2009

Rambus Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 000-22339 94-3112828

(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I. R. S. Employer
incorporation) Identification No.)

4440 El Camino Real, Los Altos CA 94022

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 947-5000

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 23, 2009, Rambus Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the United States Supreme Court has denied a
request by the Federal Trade Commission to review the Rambus case, bringing to a close its Sherman Act antitrust claims against the
Company.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. The contents of the Company’s
website are not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K or any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press release dated February 23, 2009.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 23, 2009 Rambus Inc.

/s/ Satish Rishi

Satish Rishi, Senior Vice President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit Index

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99.1 Press release dated February 23, 2009.

Exhibit 99.1
(RAMBUS LOGO)

NEWS RELEASE

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT DENIES FTC REQUEST TO REVIEW RAMBUS MATTER

LOS ALTOS, Calif. — February 23, 2009 — Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies
specializing in high-speed memory architectures, today announced that the United States Supreme Court has denied a request by the Federal
Trade Commission (FTC) to review the Rambus case, bringing to a close its Sherman Act antitrust claims against Rambus.

“Eleven DC Circuit judges examined the FTC’s case, and not one supported it in any way. The Solicitor General did not support the FTC’s
petition for certiorari, and now the Supreme Court has denied its petition,” said Tom Lavelle, senior vice president and general counsel at
Rambus. “After enduring years of lost business, uncertainty, and spending millions of dollars defending ourselves against the FTC’s ill-
founded allegations, we’re pleased the Supreme Court has put an end to these claims.”

The FTC brought antitrust charges against Rambus in 2002. A three month trial was held in the spring of 2003 before Administrative Law
Judge (ALJ) Stephen McGuire, who issued his initial decision exonerating Rambus with over 1,600 findings of fact in its favor in early 2004.
The FTC’s own Complaint Counsel appealed the decision of the fact-finder to the full Commission, which reversed the ALJ and found Rambus
liable for violating Section 2 of the Sherman Act. Following Rambus’ appeal of that decision, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
(CADC) vacated the FTC orders.

About Rambus Inc.

Rambus is one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies specializing in the invention and design of high-speed chip
architectures. Since its founding in 1990, the Company’s patented innovations, breakthrough technologies and renowned integration expertise
have helped industry-leading chip and system companies bring superior products to market. Rambus’ technology and products solve
customers’ most complex chip and system-level interface challenges enabling unprecedented performance in computing, communications and
consumer electronics applications. Rambus licenses both its world-class patent portfolio as well as its family of leadership and industry-
standard interface products. Headquartered in Los Altos, California, Rambus has regional offices in North Carolina, India, Germany, Japan and
Taiwan. Additional information is available at www.rambus.com.

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Press Contact:
Linda Ashmore
Rambus Public Relations
(650) 947-5411
lashmore@rambus.com