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Technology Stocks : Advanced Micro Devices - Moderated (AMD)
AMD 214.990.0%Dec 26 9:30 AM EST
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To: Scumbria who wrote (5456)8/17/2000 5:13:26 PM
From: jcholewaRead Replies (2) of 275872
 
> Besides the difficult datapath issues associated with the double speed ALU, the control logic is likely rather complex.
> Removing the double speed ALU would probably be a 6-12 month effort.
> Intel does full custom design, and any change like that is a major hassle. One of the big advantages that AMD has is they
> use a cell based datapath methodology, which allows for much faster design turnaround times.

Okay. I'll erase thoughts of dissolving FCLKs from my head, then. :)
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