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To: Maxwell who wrote (31707)	4/11/1998 2:57:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (2) of 1573683

Maxwell - Re: ' IBM's copper technology using dual damascene is easier to work and is a superior process." Clearly you have Read And Believed All The Hype - without investigating the facts! At the ISSCC in February, IBM described their experimental PowerPC chip built on a 0.20 process with 6 layers of copper - and it reached a peak speed of 480 MHz. In the same ISSCC session, Intel presented their Deschutes (Pentium II) Processor - based on a 0.25 micron process, 5 layers of metal (aluminum/Tiatinum) and it perked along at 450 MHz. In other words, Intel's current technolgy is nearly equivalent to what IBM HOPES to achieve in their next generation copper/damascene technology. By the way - the 450 MHz Deschutes is not a laboratory curiosity. Debate within Intel continues as to whether it will be introduced next Wednesday along with the 350 and 400 MHz Deschutes. Paul

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