POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The undersigned, as a Section 16 reporting person of Rambus, Inc. (the
"Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Michael Leshkiw, Rasika Weerasooriya
and, upon the commencement of his employment with the Company on or prior to
December 31,2007, Brian Wu, and each of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

	1.  complete and execute Forms 3, 4 and 5 and other forms and all amendments
thereto as such attorney-in-fact shall in his or her discretion determine to be
required or advisable pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any
successor laws and regulations, as a consequence of the undersigned's ownership,
acquisition or disposition of securities of the Company; and

	2.  do all acts necessary in order to file such forms with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or national association, the
Company and such other person or agency as the attorney-in-fact shall deem
appropriate.

      The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorneysin-fact and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in
such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor
is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the Company and the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 18th day of July, 2008.


						Signature: /s/Eric B. Stang
						Print Name:  Eric B. Stang