Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  PATEL SAMIR
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/14/2004
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RAMBUS INC [RMBS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4440 EL CAMINO REAL
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
01/22/2004
(Street)

LOS ALTOS, CA 94022
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 81,186
D
 
Common Stock 4,000
I
By Sons

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (1) 11/01/2000 05/13/2007 Common Stock 9,334 $ 3 D  
Employee Stock Option (2) 11/10/2000 11/10/2007 Common Stock 10,131 $ 11.25 D  
Employee Stock Option (3) 11/01/2001 09/10/2008 Common Stock 1,704 $ 12.25 D  
Employee Stock Option (4) 01/01/2003 11/05/2008 Common Stock 3,336 $ 14.8281 D  
Employee Stock Option (5) 02/01/2003 04/26/2009 Common Stock 3,672 $ 13.75 D  
Employee Stock Option (6) 12/10/2000 11/10/2007 Common Stock 3,964 $ 11.25 D  
Employee Stock Option (7) 11/01/2001 09/10/2008 Common Stock 14,296 $ 12.25 D  
Employee Stock Option (8) 02/01/2002 11/05/2008 Common Stock 36,664 $ 14.8281 D  
Employee Stock Option (9) 01/31/2002 02/18/2009 Common Stock 20,000 $ 15.3125 D  
Employee Stock Option (10) 01/31/2000 02/18/2009 Common Stock 15,556 $ 15.3125 D  
Employee Stock Option (11) 02/01/2000 04/26/2009 Common Stock 19,000 $ 13.75 D  
Employee Stock Option (12) 08/01/2001 04/26/2009 Common Stock 12,328 $ 13.75 D  
Employee Stock Option (13) 11/01/2002 04/26/2009 Common Stock 4,000 $ 13.75 D  
Employee Stock Option (14) 10/31/2001 08/23/2011 Common Stock 170,000 $ 4.86 D  
Employee Stock Option (15) 10/31/2002 11/21/2012 Common Stock 60,000 $ 8.637 D  
Employee Stock Option (16) 01/31/2005 11/25/2013 Common Stock 30,000 $ 25.16 D  
Employee Stock Option (17) 01/31/2007 11/25/2013 Common Stock 40,000 $ 25.16 D  
Employee Stock Option (18) 01/31/2008 11/25/2013 Common Stock 50,000 $ 25.16 D  
Employee Stock Option (19) 01/31/2003 10/20/2009 Common Stock 120,000 $ 15.6719 D  
Employee Stock Option (20) 12/01/2009(23) 12/01/2009 Common Stock 60,000 $ 2.5 D  
Employee Stock Option (21) 10/31/2002 10/20/2009 Common Stock 16,000 $ 15.6719 D  
Employee Stock Option (22) 01/31/2005 12/12/2010 Common Stock 40,000 $ 54.625 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
PATEL SAMIR
4440 EL CAMINO REAL
LOS ALTOS, CA 94022
      Vice President  

Signatures

Raquel Peasley, Attorney in Fact 03/03/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1997 Stock Option Plan. This option is fully vested.
(2) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1997 Stock Option Plan. This option is fully vested.
(3) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1997 Stock Option Plan. This option is fully vested.
(4) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1997 Stock Option Plan. This option is fully vested.
(5) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1997 Stock Option Plan. This option is fully vested.
(6) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1997 Stock Option Plan. This option is fully vested.
(7) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1997 Stock Option Plan. This option is fully vested.
(8) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1997 Stock Option Plan. This option is fully vested.
(9) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1997 Stock Option Plan. This option is fully vested.
(10) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1997 Stock Option Plan. This option is fully vested.
(11) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1997 Stock Option Plan. This option is fully vested.
(12) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1997 Stock Option Plan. This option is fully vested.
(13) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1997 Stock Option Plan. This option is fully vested.
(14) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1997 Stock Option Plan. As of 1/14/04, 92,083 options were vested and the remaining options vest monthly and become fully vested on 9/30/06.
(15) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1997 Stock Option Plan. As of 1/14/04, 15,000 options were vested and the remaining options vest monthly becoming fully vested on 9/30/07.
(16) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1997 Stock Option Plan. This option will begin to vest on 1/31/05 and become fully vested on 12/31/06.
(17) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1997 Stock Option Plan. This option will begin to vest on 1/31/07 and become fully vested on 12/31/07.
(18) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1997 Stock Option Plan. This option will begin to vest on 1/31/08 and become fully vested on 12/31/08.
(19) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1999 Stock Option Plan. As of 1/14/04, 60,000 options were vested and remaining options vest monthly becoming fully vested on 12/31/04.
(20) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1999 Stock option Plan. This option will vest on the basis of meeting a certain performance milestone.
(21) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1999 Stock Option Plan. This option is fully vested.
(22) Right to buy Rambus Inc. common stock granted under the 1999 Stock Option Plan. This option will begin to vest on 1/31/05 and become fully vested on 12/31/05.
(23) This option will either vest on the basis of meeting a certain performance milestone or it will expire on 12/1/2009.
 
Remarks:
This Form 3/A was filed to correct an error in the total amount of shares benefically owned when the original Form 3 was filed.  On January 14, 2004, Mr. Patel benefically owned 81,186 shares and benefically owned 86,513 shares as of the date of this filing.

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