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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-017578
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150121
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150122
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150122

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:		15542407

	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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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C.&nbsp;20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>January&nbsp;21, 2015 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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name or former address, if changed since last report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;Election of Ellis Thomas Fisher as Director. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On
January&nbsp;21, 2015, the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of Rambus Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) elected Ellis Thomas Fisher to be a member of the Board as a Class I director, effective immediately, to stand for reelection at the
annual meeting of the Company to be held in 2016.&nbsp;In connection with the election of Mr.&nbsp;Fisher to the Board, the Board, pursuant to the provisions of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, resolved that the size of the Board be
increased from six to seven. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr.&nbsp;Fisher and any other persons pursuant to which Mr.&nbsp;Fisher
was named a director of the Company.&nbsp;Mr. Fisher does not have any family relationship with any of the Company&#146;s directors or executive officers. Mr.&nbsp;Fisher has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or proposed
transaction required to be reported under Section&nbsp;404(a) of Regulation S-K.&nbsp;Mr. Fisher will receive standard compensation, including restricted stock unit and option grants available to non-employee directors of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Fisher was also appointed to the Compensation Committee of the Board. After giving effect to Mr.&nbsp;Fisher&#146;s appointment, the Compensation
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>RAMBUS APPOINTS TOM FISHER TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Oracle executive brings extensive experience in developing cloud-based products and services</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SUNNYVALE, Calif. &#150; January&nbsp;22, 2015 &#150; </B>Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS) today announced the appointment of Mr.&nbsp;Ellis Thomas Fisher as a
director to its Board, effective immediately. Mr.&nbsp;Fisher is an industry veteran with extensive experience in cloud computing. He is currently senior vice president and chief information officer (CIO) of Global Commercial Cloud Services at
Oracle. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;As the market moves to more cloud-based products and services, we felt it was important to round out our Board with this level of knowledge
and expertise,&#148; said Mr.&nbsp;Eric Stang, Chairman of the Board at Rambus. &#147;In addition to his extensive experience, Tom brings leadership and perspective that will prove valuable as we continue to execute on our strategic programs. We are
pleased to welcome Tom to our Board.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;The market is moving quickly and clearly cloud-based products and services are set to have a big
impact,&#148; noted Fisher. &#147;Rambus is a clear leader in technology development and innovation and I look forward to participating in guiding the organization into the future.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to joining Oracle, Mr.&nbsp;Fisher served as CIO and vice president of Cloud Computing at SuccessFactors, Inc. where he helped establish the company as
a leader in Software as a Service (SaaS) through successful programs. Mr.&nbsp;Fisher spent seven years at Qualcomm where he served as CIO of CDMA Technologies, responsible for developing and delivering the company&#146;s business and engineering
solutions. He also served as guest instructor at the UCLA Anderson School of Business as well as the UC-San Diego Grady School of Business. Before Qualcomm, he was vice president and acting chief technology officer (CTO) at eBay, where he was
responsible for establishing the company&#146;s technology strategy to support the company&#146;s massive scale and shifting business requirements. Other executive and management roles include serving as chief architect for Gateway Computers and
senior manager of Vendor and Software Alliances at IBM. In 2008, Mr.&nbsp;Fisher was honored as San Diego Technology Executive of the Year. Mr.&nbsp;Fisher holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Rambus Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Rambus brings invention to market. Our
customizable IP cores, architecture licenses, tools, services, and training improve the competitive advantage of our customer&#146;s products while accelerating their time-to-market. Rambus products and innovations capture, secure and move data. For
more information, visit rambus.com. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Press contacts: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sam Katzen </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MSLGROUP </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(415) 512-0770 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>rambus@schwartzmsl.com</U> </P>
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