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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-11-057880
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110603
ITEM INFORMATION:		Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
ITEM INFORMATION:		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110609
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110609

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RAMBUS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000917273
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				943112828
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22339
		FILM NUMBER:		11903301

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1050 ENTERPRISE WAY, SUITE 700
		CITY:			SUNNYVALE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94089
		BUSINESS PHONE:		408-462-8000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1050 ENTERPRISE WAY, SUITE 700
		CITY:			SUNNYVALE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94089
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)<BR>
June&nbsp;3, 2011</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Rambus Inc.</B>
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B> <BR>
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(Commission File Number)
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<B>1050 Enterprise Way, Suite&nbsp;700, Sunnyvale, California 94089</B><BR>

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<B>(408)&nbsp;462-8000</B><BR>

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<B>Not Applicable</B><BR>

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On June&nbsp;3, 2011, Rambus Inc. (&#147;Rambus&#148;) completed its previously announced acquisition of
Cryptography Research, Inc. (&#147;CRI&#148;) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May&nbsp;12,
2011, by and among Rambus, Padlock Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rambus (&#147;Merger
Sub&#148;), CRI and the shareholder representative (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into CRI, with CRI as the surviving
corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rambus. The acquisition of CRI was for $167.5&nbsp;million
in cash, approximately 6.4&nbsp;million newly issued shares of Rambus stock and $50&nbsp;million payable to
CRI employees and consultants in cash or stock over three years. Of the consideration, $15&nbsp;million
in cash and approximately 1.3&nbsp;million newly issued shares of Rambus Common Stock were deposited
into an escrow account until December&nbsp;2012, subject to any claims, to fund any indemnification
obligations to Rambus following the consummation of the merger.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Merger Agreement includes various provisions customary for transactions of this nature.
The foregoing is a summary of the material provisions of the Merger Agreement. This summary is not
intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement,
which Rambus will file with the SEC. Stockholders of Rambus are not third-party beneficiaries under
the Merger Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any
descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of Rambus, CRI
or any of their respective subsidiaries.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information contained in Item&nbsp;2.01 is hereby incorporated into this Item&nbsp;3.02. In
accordance with the Merger Agreement, a portion of the consideration delivered to the former
security holders of CRI consisted of shares of Rambus Common Stock. These shares of Rambus Common
Stock were issued pursuant to exemptions from registration provided by Section&nbsp;4(2) and/or
Regulation&nbsp;D of the 1933 Securities Act, as amended.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On June&nbsp;6, 2011, Rambus Inc. issued a press release announcing the completion of its
acquisition of CRI.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information in the press release that is an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K
shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in
such filing.
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this Form 8-K by August&nbsp;19, 2011.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The pro forma financial information required by Item&nbsp;9.01(b) of Form 8-K will be filed by
amendment of this Form 8-K by August&nbsp;19, 2011.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.
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    <TD colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">                                          /s/ Satish Rishi
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Rambus Completes Acquisition of Cryptography Research</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Sunnyvale, California, United States &#151; 06/06/2011 </B>Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), one of the world&#146;s
premier technology licensing companies, today announced the closing of its acquisition of
Cryptography Research, Inc. (CRI), a leading semiconductor security R&#038;D and licensing company. The
acquisition expands the breadth of Rambus&#146; breakthrough technologies available for licensing with
patented innovations and solutions for content protection, network security, anti-counterfeiting
and financial services. Nearly all of CRI&#146;s employees have joined Rambus following the close of the
acquisition and will continue operations at CRI&#146;s San Francisco, CA office. Rambus announced the
definitive agreement to acquire CRI on May&nbsp;12, 2011.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#147;CRI&#146;s technology is critical to securing a broad spectrum of electronic systems against piracy or
unauthorized access which is of growing strategic importance in our increasingly connected world,&#148;
said Harold Hughes, president and chief executive officer at Rambus. &#147;Harnessing the power of our
world-class innovation and licensing platform, the addition of CRI to our semiconductor, and
lighting and display businesses, will contribute significantly to accelerating our revenue growth.&#148;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Over five billion semiconductor products secured by CRI&#146;s technology are made under license
annually. Key technologies developed by CRI include differential power analysis (DPA)
countermeasures. DPA attacks involve monitoring the fluctuating electrical power consumption of a
target device and then using advanced statistical methods to derive cryptographic keys and other
secrets. With CRI&#146;s DPA countermeasures, electronic systems and security devices, such as smart
cards, are protected from DPA attacks.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">In addition, CRI offers anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting solutions including CryptoFirewall&#153;
technology. The CryptoFirewall core is a separate, on-chip, hardware-based security block that
protects cryptographic keys and computations from attack. CryptoFirewall solutions can be used
across a broad spectrum of applications including Pay TV security and counterfeit protection of
products such as printer consumables.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Internationally renowned cryptographer Paul Kocher, and his team of engineers and scientists at
CRI, have joined Rambus to continue to innovate in the vital area of semiconductor and system
security. Mr.&nbsp;Kocher will serve as SVP and president of Cryptography Research reporting to Martin
Scott, SVP and general manager of the New Business Group at Rambus. Rambus intends to support CRI&#146;s
current licensees, as well as continuing to invest in CRI to deliver the full benefit of Rambus&#146;
world-class innovation and licensing platform.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The acquisition of CRI is for $167.5&nbsp;million in cash, approximately 6.4&nbsp;million newly issued shares
of Rambus stock, and $50&nbsp;million payable to CRI employees in cash or stock over three years. While
the accounting for the transaction is not yet finalized, Rambus estimates that on a non-GAAP basis,
this acquisition will be accretive to earnings per share in fiscal 2013.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Additional information on Cryptography Research can be found at: www.cryptography.com.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>About Rambus Inc.</B></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Founded in 1990, Rambus is one of the world&#146;s premier technology licensing companies. As a company
of inventors, Rambus focuses on the development of technologies that enrich the end-user experience
of electronic systems. Its breakthrough innovations and solutions help industry-leading companies
bring superior products to market. Rambus licenses both its world-class patent portfolio, as well
as its family of leadership and industry-</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">standard solutions. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Rambus has regional offices in North
Carolina, Ohio, India, Germany, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. Additional information is available at
www.rambus.com.</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Forward Looking Statements</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">This press release contains forward-looking statements related to Rambus, CRI, and the potential
benefits of the acquisition. Actual events or results may differ materially from those contained in
the forward-looking statements. Please refer to the documents Rambus files from time to time with
the SEC, including Rambus&#146; most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, as well as Rambus&#146; future filings.
These SEC filings contain and identify important factors that could cause results of the
acquisition and related transactions to differ materially from those contained in Rambus&#146;
forward-looking statements. Although Rambus believes that the expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, Rambus cannot guarantee future results, levels of
activity, performance, or achievements. Rambus is under no duty to update any of the
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