Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. as joint book-running managers and underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered offering by Rambus Inc. of $150 million principal amount of its 5% convertible senior notes due 2014.

Headquartered in Los Altos, California, Rambus Inc. is a technology licensing company specializing in the invention and design of high-speed memory architectures.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partners Alan F. Denenberg and Mischa Travers, associates Vincent T. Cannon and Patrick Spencer and summer associate Patrick E. Sigmon. Partner Steven S. Weiner and associate David Lisson provided intellectual property and litigation advice. Partner Rachel D. Kleinberg and associate M. Ryan LaRosa provided tax advice. Jessica Talbot was the legal assistant on the transaction. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the Menlo Park office.