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To: Process Boy who wrote (61061)	6/9/1999 12:29:00 AM
From: kash johal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573678

PB, Re:" This is absolutely wrong. See Elmer's earlier statement: Kash, when Intel introduced their .25u process the first product was a Pentium for laptops. The new process provided a power savings while still providing good although not earth shaking performance. This gave Intel a pilot product to use as a process monitor, gathering valuable data on the process before moving their flagship on to a new unproven process. I think the 400MHz "dumb shrink Dixon" is intended for exactly the same purpose. Intel has done this its last 3 process generations, for the exact reasons cited above." I understand what you and elmer are saying and it does make sense. I would have expected much higher performance from a quickshrink. But I yield to your much greater and direct knowledge of this. I guess it will be interesting to compare what the speeds of AMDs 0.18 parts when they finally do show up. Regards, Kash Johal.