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To: Howard Bennett who wrote (23762)6/3/1997 9:45:00 PM
From: Khon Truong   of 186894
 
Howard,
>>As Intel is introducing new chips, it is also moving to a new >manufacturing
> process, using 0.25 micron technology, which enables more >transistors to fit on a
> semiconductor die.
>
> Why is this important?
>
> Is size really a problem these days?
>
> You have to ask yourself -- why is MY PC mostly empty space >inside?

It is important:
1) less dissipation of heat from the chip.
2) increase in cpu speed without increasing too much heat dissipation
3) use in notebook computers without increasing in size.
4) cheaper to produce
etc.

--khon

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