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Technology Stocks : Advanced Micro Devices - Moderated (AMD)
AMD 207.58-1.5%3:59 PM EST
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To: maui_dude who wrote (75466)3/24/2002 1:34:16 PM
From: dale_laroyRead Replies (2) of 275872
 
>Why did they not settle for 8 layers and a slightly larger die size (but higher yields) ?<

My guess is time to market. It is easier to route the interconnects of a processor with more metal layers available. Additionally, AMD may have determined that 9 metal layers would be optimal at a later shrink, such as at the 75nm or 65nm node, and would rather not add metal layers with a later shrink.
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