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To: Paul Engel who wrote (61488)	6/11/1999 3:11:00 PM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571782

Paul, Which one is a more efficient use of area? 1. Two dies which sell at a profit of -$20 each 2. One die which sells at a profit of $300 Scumbria

To: Paul Engel who wrote (61488)	6/13/1999 5:48:00 PM
From: Rob Young	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571782

> SCUMbria - Re: "but who can argue with Dirk's success?" > Who can argue with Dirk's die sizes ! > Isn't his 21264 Alpha 313 sq. mm. in size (0.35 micron process)? > 184 sq. mm for the K7. > Big stuff ! Paul, Excellent points! And yet today the 313 mm2 21264 (.35 micron aka EV6 process 21264) can be found in < $7500 workstations. The EV67 shows up in a few weeks (in ad supplement today). It is a 210 mm2 part.. big stuff but quite a bit more affordable.. cheaper boxes headed our way. More importantly, the .18 micron EV68 is 150 mm2. Not so big. Can you say Pentium II? I know you can! EV68 is sampling today. Volume and boxes no later than Q1 2000. 60+ SpecInt95, 90+ SpecFp95 and 1000 MHz. How big is that Merced again? How fast? Do you still think it will tape by month end? And finally, when K7 hits .18 year-end, won't it be about 140 mm2? Rob