FORM 4UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
STANG ERIC B

(Last)(First)(Middle)
4440 EL CAMINO REAL

(Street)
LOS ALTOSCA94022

(City)(State)(Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RAMBUS INC [RMBS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
XDirector10% Owner
Officer (give title below)Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/22/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
CodeVAmount(A) or (D)Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Director Stock Option (1) $ 15.95 07/22/2008 A  40,000  01/22/200907/22/2018 Common Stock 40,000 $ 0 40,000 D  
Explanation of Responses:
1. 5,000 shares become fully vested on 1/22/2009. Beginning 2/22/2009 the remaining shares vest monthly becoming fully vested on 7/22/2012.
/s/ Michael Leshkiw, Power of Attorney07/22/2008
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
      
      The undersigned, as a Section 16 reporting person of Rambus, Inc. (the
"Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Michael Leshkiw, Rasika Weerasooriya
and, upon the commencement of his employment with the Company on or prior to
December 31,2007, Brian Wu, and each of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:
 
1.  complete and execute Forms 3, 4 and 5 and other forms and all amendments
thereto as such attorney-in-fact shall in his or her discretion determine to be
required or advisable pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any
successor laws and regulations, as a consequence of the undersigned's ownership,
acquisition or disposition of securities of the Company; and

2.  do all acts necessary in order to file such forms with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or national association, the
Company and such other person or agency as the attorney-in-fact shall deem
appropriate.

      The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorneysin-fact and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in
such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor 
is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing 
delivered to the Company and the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. 

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 18th day of July, 2008.


Signature: /s/Eric B. Stang
Print Name:  Eric B. Stang
      



 
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