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To: Charles R who wrote (63178)	6/24/1999 2:35:00 PM
From: Charles R	Respond to of 1572780

I just checked I-Watch and am surprised by the institutional volume and the amount of institutional support on AMD at the $17 level.

To: Charles R who wrote (63178)	6/24/1999 2:35:00 PM
From: kash johal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572780

charles, Re: TSMC and 30 days Well prototype lots typically come out faster at <1 day/mask layer. Regular production that I'm familiar with averages 2 days/mask layer. Remember these CPU's have 6 metal layers so we are talking a whole lot of masking layers. Perhaps Paul or PB can comment. Regards, Kash

To: Charles R who wrote (63178)	6/24/1999 2:38:00 PM
From: Process Boy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572780

Charles - <The only serious difference is in 60 days to wafers out number and I am not sure why you say this. I used to routinely get 30 days from TSMC without needing to pay for it.> 60 is the rule of thumb figure for a 20+ mask layer process and a typically loaded fab. You can expedite select lots in the line, and get turnaround of closer to 20-25 days, but I 'd think you'd have to pay for this from a foundry. How complex was the TSMC process (in mask layers, feature size, etc.) that you are talking about? PB