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Technology Stocks : Advanced Micro Devices - Moderated (AMD)
AMD 221.39+1.6%9:32 AM EST

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To: hmaly who wrote (73512)3/5/2002 9:02:50 PM
From: burn2learnRead Replies (3) of 275872
 
How about the affect on yield due to more layers and product handling. More die lost to defects!

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Time to market
What is the average time it takes to get through a layer...add 3 more.

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more metal = more resistance = more power = more heat...do you need SOI to deal with the added layers?

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fab capacity, did you just shrink you capacity by adding more layers. same tools for the backend, just used again and again and again.
Pretty neat issues to deal with in keeping the die small
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