Rambus announced that Udo Muerle has been named Director of Business Development for its new European office. In this position, Mr. Muerle will report to Sharon Holt, Rambus’ Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Licensing and Marketing. Mr. Muerle is responsible for the overall management and direction of Rambus’ strategic customer and partnership relationships in Europe. Mr. Muerle comes to Rambus from Synopsys, where he held the position of executive account manager. Prior to Synopsys, Mr. Muerle held various positions in the EDA industry, including that of chief executive officer of TransEDA, a leader in coverage and measurement verification for electronic designs. During his career, Mr. Muerle has also held positions in the European offices of Virage Logic, Texas Instruments and IBM.