Q1 2026 Rambus Inc Earnings Call Transcript

Apr 27, 2026 / 09:00PM GMT
Release Date Price: MXN1959

Key Points

Positve
  • Rambus Inc (RMBS) opened 2026 with a strong first quarter, meeting financial targets and broadening its portfolio to address AI demands.
  • The company delivered product revenue of $88 million in Q1, up 15% year-over-year, with expectations for double-digit product revenue growth in Q2.
  • Rambus Inc (RMBS) expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of a chipset for JEDEC-standard LP-DDR5X SOCAMM2 modules.
  • The company saw strong customer traction in Silicon IP with continued design wins at Tier 1 companies.
  • Rambus Inc (RMBS) ended the quarter with cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaling $786 million, reflecting strong cash generation.
Negative
  • The company faced a one-time OSAT issue in the previous quarter, impacting product revenue growth expectations.
  • Supply chain constraints, particularly in the back end, remain a concern, potentially affecting future revenue growth.
  • The financial impact of the new LPDDR5 SOCAMM2 server module chipset is expected to be minimal in the short term due to small volumes.
  • The timing of new platform launches from Intel and AMD is a dependency for the ramp of MRDIMM and Gen 5 products.
  • The market transition from Gen 2 to Gen 3 DDR5 products presents challenges in inventory management and supply chain stabilization.
Operator

Welcome to the Rambus first quarter fiscal year 2026 earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions) As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded.

I would now like to turn the conference over to John Allen, Interim Chief Financial Officer. You may begin your conference.

John Allen
Rambus Inc - Interim Chief Financial Officer, Vice President

Thank you, operator, and welcome to the Rambus first quarter 2026 results conference call. I am John Allen, Interim Chief Financial Officer at Rambus. And on the call with me today is Luc Seraphin, our CEO.

The press release for the results that we will be discussing today has been filed with the SEC on Form 8-K. We are webcasting this call along with the slides that we will reference during portions of today's call. A replay of this call can be accessed on our website beginning today at 5:00 PM Pacific Time.

Our discussion today will contain forward-looking statements, including our expectations regarding projected financial results, financial prospects, market growth, demand for our

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