oe agp accepted Keep gut lesan on ‘Subject: joel karp accepted; keep quiet till he starts Date: Wed, 01 Oct 1997 08:29:23 -0700 From: Geoff Tate To: exec@rambus.com CC: gtate@rambus.com joe] Karp callea to accept our offe: we'll get hin an official offer Lecter coday for him to shgn his gtart date will be monday october 20 he will nave the title of wp, but not be a corporate officer. he will have no direct staff now or in the 4 quarter budget his role is to peepare and then to negotiate to license our patents infeinging deans (and potentially othee favised clearly that future patents for use deal is the royalty on Eambus deans. (if the to less or £0 lump sum 2 think joel is excited and motivated. ANNOUNCEMENT infringing drams license was much for infeinging ie's) if-a chip co wants to license all of our present and for any infringing dram, then the only acceptable Rust be greater than the royalty on hartcwee we could conceivably agree = gay existing patents for just 6émh2 ddc) 2. keep this confidential - don't tell partners /customers/press/anyone till joel starts 10/20 20 i11 advise tony (i already told him 3] GARY = i assune there is no need for |. when joel starts we have to have our as to why We are hiring him and what he Say externally that joel is coming ip licensing, GE joel gete up to there 1s a lull before we actually help out on sone e-licensing deals geoft Geoff tate Rambus Tel NEW AREA CODE: 650-803-3807 FAX NEW ARER CODE: 650-965-1528 SeROTE: ue were talking) day public disclosure of this spin control ready for pactaers/ete Mill be doing. ay thought 13 we ‘on beard to help us with contracts and speed and prep'a for ddr/sidram and get silicon 1 think we should get him to as fillers) ‘THIS EMATL MAY CONTAIN RAMBUS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION®* RH 386366 R 233872 (OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY "ex0960-001