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RMBS (Rambus) Moat Score : 6/10 (As of Jul. 07, 2025)


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What is Rambus Moat Score?

Rambus has the Moat Score of 6, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide.

Rambus has Narrow Moat: Rambus has a strong narrow moat due to its valuable intellectual property and patents in the semiconductor industry. The company benefits from some pricing power and innovation capabilities. However, it faces competition and lacks significant regulatory barriers or customer switching costs to establish a wide moat.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Rambus might have Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide.


Competitive Comparison of Rambus's Moat Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Rambus's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Rambus's Moat Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Rambus's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Rambus's Moat Score falls into.


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Rambus  (NAS:RMBS) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score Moat Level
10Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0No Moat - No discernible moat

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Rambus Business Description

Address
4453 North First Street, Suite 100, San Jose, CA, USA, 95134
Rambus Inc is a semiconductor solutions provider offering high-speed, high-security computer chips and Silicon intellectual property. The company's key products include memory interface chips, built for high speed and efficiency; silicon IP, providing high-speed memory and chip-to-chip connection technology; and architecture licenses, which allow customers to use portions of Rambus' patented inventions for their own digital electronics. The firm receives the majority of its revenue from the United States, Taiwan, Asia, Japan, and Singapore.
Executives
Steven Laub director 5555 NE MOORE CT., HILLSBORO OR 97124
Eric B Stang director
Desmond Lynch officer: SVP, CFO 4453 NORTH FIRST STREET, SUITE 100, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Luc Seraphin officer: Interim CEO, SVP & GM 1050 ENTERPRISE WAY, SUITE 700, 4453 N FIRST ST, STE 100, SAN JOSE CA 95134
John Shinn officer: SVP, General Counsel 4453 NORTH FIRST STREET, SUITE 100, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Xianzhi Sean Fan officer: COO C/O INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC., 6024 SILVER CREEK VALLEY ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95138
Necip Sayiner director 400 W CESAR CHAVEZ, AUSTIN TX 78701
Meera Rao director 1050 ENTERPRISE WAY, SUITE 700, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Emiko Higashi director C/O GILO VENTURES, 175 ALMENDRAL AVENUE, ATHERTON CA 94027
John K Allen officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O LEADIS TECHNOLOGY, INC., 800 W. CALIFORNIA AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Charles Kissner director 170 ROSE ORCHARD WAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Karen M Rogge director APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORP, 4555 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY, SUITE 601, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
James A Mitarotonda director 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 17TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10019
Keith A Jones officer: Principal Accounting Officer 4453 N FIRST ST, STE 100, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Jae Kim officer: SVP, GC & HR C/O RAMBUS INC., 1050 ENTERPRISE WAY, SUITE 700, SUNNYVALE CA 94089