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Technology Stocks : Intel Corporation (INTC)
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To: Elmer who wrote (74438)2/25/1999 12:58:00 AM
From: Gerald Walls   of 186894
 
What this probably means is that Intel is lining up outside fab capacity to fill this demand.

The story Monica posted said:

Because the StrongARM family is manufactured using Digital's proprietary fabrication process, the chips will remain essentially captive to the Hudson fab throughout their lifetime.

It would appear that Intel can't produce the chips elsewhere. However, there is hope:

The next-generation StrongARM, however, will be optimized for Intel's manufacturing equipment, Wegner said.
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