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To: tech101 who wrote (228)	6/15/1999 2:14:00 PM
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Amkor Is Packaging for Intel, and Busy Intel ships first 0.18-micron microprocessors Story posted 1:45 p.m. EST/10:45 a.m., PST, 6/15/99 By Mark Hachman SANTA CLARA, Calif. (ChipWire/EBN) -- Intel Corp. has begun shipping 400-MHz mobile Pentium II and 400-MHz Celeron microprocessors manufactured in the company's 0.18-micron process technology. The long-awaited 0.18-micron technology will allow Intel to manufacture a greater number of chips per wafer, and with faster clock speeds, than processors produced in 0.25-micron technology. By shipping the parts now, Intel hopes to capture a number of design wins in "back-to-school" PCs, said Frank Spindler, vice president of marketing for Intel's Mobile/Handheld Products Group. According to Spindler, the new manufacturing process is actually optimized for the Coppermine processor--a Pentium III with on-chip cache that's slated to debut this fall. But the new process hasn't changed the technical specifications of the new Pentium II and Celeron chips; in Spindler's words, they contain "the same mobile goodness" as the older parts. For example, Spindler said the voltage and power characteristics of the 400-MHz Pentium II and Celeron are essentially the same as the older 366-MHz chips: 9.5 watts thermal power for the Pentium II, and 6.0 watts active power using the Celeron. A power-down mode reduces the power consumption of both chips to about one-half of a watt. Both chips run at 1.6 volts. Packaging options for the new mobile Pentium II include a BGA, a microBGA, Intel's minicartridge, and a mobile module. In 1,000-unit lots, the price for the 400-MHz parts in a BGA or microBGA is the same, at $530; the mobile module option is $529. The Pentium II minicartridge option will cost $479. The 400-MHz Celeron in a BGA or microBGA costs $187, while the mobile module is priced at $240. The Celeron has no minicartridge option. 204.247.196.14