SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 7, 1997
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RAMTRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
0-17739
(Commission File Number)
84-0962308
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
1850 Ramtron Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80921 (719) 481-7000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
ITEMS 1 - 4 - Not Applicable
ITEM 5 - OTHER EVENTS:
The Company signed an agreement with Samsung Electronics ("Samsung") that
grants a nonexclusive license to the Company's FRAM (registered trademark)
memory technology in exchange for certain licensing and royalty
considerations. Further details regarding this agreement are set forth in the
press release issued by the Company on January 7, 1997, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 6 - Not Applicable
ITEM 7 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) Financial Statements - Not Applicable
(b) Pro-Forma Financial Information - Not Applicable
(c) Exhibits:
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99.1 Press Release dated January 7, 1997
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SIGNATURES
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.
RAMTRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
By: /S/ Richard L. Mohr
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Richard L. Mohr
Executive Vice President and CFO
Date: January 9, 1997
Exhibit 99.1
RAMTRON LICENSES FRAM MEMORY TECHNOLOGY
TO SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS
Industry momentum growing for next generation
computer memory device
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, January 7, 1997 - U.S. semiconductor maker Ramtron
International Corporation (Nasdaq:RMTR) announced today that Samsung
Electronics has become the fifth major semiconductor firm to license Ramtron's
breakthrough ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM (registered trademark))
technology. Samsung joins Hitachi Ltd., Rohm Company Ltd., Toshiba
Corporation, and Fujitsu Ltd. on the list of companies pursuing next
generation FRAM memories through Ramtron's technology and intellectual
property. FRAM memories are high performance, low power semiconductors that
retain data even after power has been lost or removed. These advantages in
aggregate have not historically been available in a single memory device.
Under the terms of the multi-million dollar agreement, Ramtron has granted
Samsung Electronics a nonexclusive license to Ramtron's FRAM memory technology
in exchange for certain licensing and royalty considerations. Specific terms
of the agreement were not disclosed.
"We are very pleased to have a leading company like Samsung participate in the
establishment and growth of our FRAM technology in the marketplace," commented
L. David Sikes, Ramtron's chairman and CEO. "The representation of FRAM
technology in the industry has now expanded to the global playing field. Our
strategy going forward is to continue to expand the presence of FRAM memory
through additional strategic partnerships to further secure its future as a
mainstream next generation memory device." Sikes added.
FRAM memory is targeted for use in many current consumer electronics
applications as well as a range of new products created by the rapid shift to
down-sized, portable electronic devices such as multi-media systems,
communication products, and other rapidly growing portable-application areas.
Ramtron International Corporation is a leading developer and supplier of
specialty memories including proprietary FRAM products that retain information
without power and ultra-high performance EDRAMs. Ramtron holds 87
international and U.S. patents covering its proprietary technologies and
products, and has more than 91 additional patent applications filed.
For more information about Ramtron and its products, contact: Communications
Department, Ramtron International Corporation, 1850 Ramtron Drive, Colorado
Springs, Colorado, USA, 80921. Telephone is 800-545-FRAM; fax is 719-481-9294;
E-mail address is [email protected]. Homepage is http://www.csn.net/ramtron.
FRAM is a registered trademark of Ramtron International Corporation.
