>I suspect Rambus may block innovation here using their position on the board (and chairing the security standing committee) in favor of their own (patented) so

>I suspect Rambus may block innovation here using their position on the board (and chairing the security standing committee) in favor of their own (patented) solutions using an embrace, extend, extinguish strategy. RISC-V members have to sign an agreement when they join, which has clauses to prevent this sort of situation.