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): March 6, 2006
Rambus Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-22339 | 94-3112828 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I. R. S. Employer 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
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02(d) – Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On March 6, 2006, Rambus Inc. (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing that Mark R. Pinto, Ph.D. is being appointed to the Board of Directors of the Registrant as a Class I director, effective March 6, 2006. The Board of Directors has not yet determined on which committee(s) Dr. Pinto will serve.
Dr. Pinto has served as the senior vice president, chief technology officer and general manager of the New Business and New Products Group at Applied Materials, Inc. since January 2004. Previously, Dr. Pinto spent 19 years with Bell Laboratories and the Lucent Microelectronics Group, later to become Agere Systems. Dr. Pinto received bachelor’s degrees from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from Stanford University. He has been active in industry consortia including serving on the board of directors of Semiconductor Research Corporation and the Technology Strategy Committee of the Semiconductor Industry Association. He is also a Fellow of the IEEE and served as an Adjunct Professor at Yale University.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits | |
| 99.1 Press Release dated March 6, 2006. | ||
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: March 6, 2006 | Rambus Inc. | |
| /s/ John Danforth | ||
| John Danforth, Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Title | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated March 6, 2006. |