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To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (70187)	8/29/1999 3:00:00 PM
From: Process Boy	Read Replies (1) of 1573092

Pravin - < They wanted Dresden to be built for copper from the get-go. Not just for 0.18u, but also for future shrinks. Why build a brand new magafab for aluminum, only to have to convert it for copper after a year? I think they did the right thing.> If AMD brings up Dresden without a hitch, then they did the right thing. STill a big risk, IMHO. I don't believe AMD can afford another production glitch. Just looking at it from a rsik management perspective. I mean if AMD has this great design to compete with Intel, why risk the implementation with Cu (read, unproven in volume production) technology, when Al would have done just fine? There are ways to build fabs so technology changes can be readily made in the future. Most fabs by their nature are transitory beings. At least Intel's cutting edge ones are. All IMHO. PB

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