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To: smolejv@gmx.net who wrote (37347)	8/21/2003 4:18:21 AM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) of 74559

re chips. Just having a round chip instead of a square one is an interesting idea all by itself. You can put all the power consuming circuitry towards the outer edge where heat dissipation would be better. The crystal substrate will stay in single crystal form easier then for a square die. None of this silly "ramping" idea of temperatures up to 1200 deg C, you will be able you whang those 1 inch babies up to temperature in 5 seconds just like the old days. Cost per finished die is where it is at. That plus advanced technology. The usual reason for having bigger wafers "the edge effect" where you get lots more complete die made per manufacturing stage does not come into it. One wafer one die. Optical focus, uniformity, loads of things happen in circles man not squares. Don't think like a square! -lol-

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