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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (50364)2/21/1999 11:57:00 PM
From: kash johal  Read Replies (2) of 1581144
 
Tench,

>Re:Funny you should ask that, Kash. I was wondering the same thing
>myself. What does happen to the K6-3 CPUs that fail to run at 400
>MHz or faster? Four possibilities come to mind:

>1) Drop the K6-3 in a mobile computer at lower speeds and voltages.
>This is a good possibility, although I doubt that even the K6-3 will
>be well-suited for the mobile market without specifically designed
>for the mobile market.

Tench, I don't know how much you know about the "specific design for mobility" but there are several approaches.

AMD has taken the simple approach and uses the same die for desktops and mobiles. They do additional testing however on power and lower voltage to reduce power and also some different packaging options. However the beauty of the K-3 is that the same CPGA package is low profile and the same parts can be used in mobile and desktop options. (Unlike Slot 1/2 from Intel).

I think the K-3 at 300/350 with 100Mhz buses will give the Dixons and mobile PII's fits in the marketplace.

No wonder even Toshiba started using k-2's in its mobiles. I suspect that the mobile K-3 will be very high performance and low cost and available in high volumes. I suspect that AMD will be lucky to get 50% of the devices to yield at 400Mhz and above so these mobiles should be very plentifull.

Could be big trouble you u know who.

Regards,

Kash

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