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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Process Boy who wrote (54205)4/5/1999 9:30:00 AM
From: Scumbria  Read Replies (1) of 1573849
 
PB,

AMD/MOT process evidently is endeavoring to improve overall processor speed by reducing RC delay (go to Cu), which allows for smaller pitches (tighter design rules) and reduces die size.

I think you have hit on a key point- die size.

Like the 21264, K7 is architected to run at a high clock speed. It is much less dependent on process for MHz than PIII cores are. Instead, AMD may be targeting small die size and low manufacturing costs.

(The 21264 runs >600 MHz in a 0.35u technology.)

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