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To: Bill Jackson who wrote (28291)	2/3/1998 11:26:00 PM
From: Time Traveler	Read Replies (1) of 1571775

Bill, "...why AMD does not ask another foundry to custome make the K6 to get the volume up?" Since AMD's K6 fabrication process directly came from IBM in which AMD is still paying or has paid royalty for the right. I am sure that deal did not allow AMD licensing other foundry to do so. "Is another foundry capable?" No foundries, even AMD, are capable. I suspect AMD's "yield problem" actually measures the feasibility/capability of IBM's fabrication process. The problem is not AMD themselves but the technology itself. "do they have space at a reasonable price?" No company in the right of mind (except AMD of course) would gamble so much stakes such as on K6 here. John.

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