Editing RDRAM (section)

===Marketing history===
In November 1996, Rambus entered into a development and license contract with Intel.<ref>[http://www10.edacafe.com/nbc/articles/view_weekly.php?articleid=209198&page_no=3 Memory Continued]. EDACafe Weekly, October 04, 2004.</ref> Intel announced that it would only support the Rambus memory interface for its [[microprocessor]]s<ref>[http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/R/RDRAM.html What is RDRAM?]. Webopedia Computer Dictionary.</ref> and had been granted rights to purchase one million shares of Rambus' stock at $10 per share.<ref>[http://www.stagetools.com/bill/nw978.htm NewsWire Issue 97-8<!-- Bot generated title -->]. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181832/http://www.stagetools.com/bill/nw978.htm |date=2016-03-03 }}.</ref>

As a transition strategy, Intel planned to support PC-100 SDRAM DIMMs on future Intel&nbsp;82x chipsets using Memory Translation Hub (MTH).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-i820-chipset-review,132.html |title=Intel i820 Chipset Review |publisher=Tom's Hardware |date=1999-10-05 |first=Brent |last=Kerby}} .</ref> In 2000, Intel recalled the Intel&nbsp;820 motherboard, which featured the MTH, due to occasional occurrences of [[Hang (computing)|hanging]] and spontaneous reboots caused by [[Electronic noise|simultaneous switching noise]].<ref>[http://www.computerwriter.com/Star/2000/jun/cw062100_intel_i820_mth_recall.htm cw062100 – Intel i820 MTH recall<!-- Bot generated title -->]. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724162928/http://www.computerwriter.com/Star/2000/jun/cw062100_intel_i820_mth_recall.htm |date=July 24, 2009 }}.</ref> Since then, no production Intel&nbsp;820 motherboards contain MTH.

In 2000, Intel began to subsidize RDRAM by bundling retail boxes of [[Pentium&nbsp;4]]s with two RIMMs.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070228204435/http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-523724.html Intel chips in for cheaper Pentium 4 PCs]. Tech News on ZDNet. .</ref> Intel began to phase out these subsidies in 2001.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120711022039/http://news.com.com/Intel+drops+Rambus+subsidies/2100-1001_3-270561.html Intel drops Rambus subsidies]. CNET News.com.</ref>

In 2003, Intel introduced the 865 and 875 chipsets with dual-channel DDR SDRAM support, which were marketed as high-end replacements of the 850 chipset. Furthermore, the future memory roadmap did not include RDRAM.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ram-wars,610-9.html |title=RAM Wars: Return of the JEDEC |publisher=Tom's Hardware |first=Bruce |last=Gain
 |date=2003-04-01}}</ref>