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To: Moonray who wrote (19305)	7/16/1999 4:36:00 PM
From: shane forbes	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25814

lsilogic.com vs: national.com LSI calls theirs the SC2000, National calls theirs the SC1400 (coincidence?). LSI's is MIPS based, National's is x86 based. LSI's is under $20, National's is more I would guess. LSI's is 108 MHz RISC based, National's is 266 Mhz x86 based (therefore can't compare - nevertheless not important - only INTEL wants you to believe that in application specific applications MHz is important - yawn - they only wish customers would dish out big bucks for wasted MHz so they can cover their huge fixed costs) LSI's is sampling now and volume production begins in Q3, National's next year. LSI's processor core is 32 bit, National's is 64 bit (neat) LSI is moving it to 0.18 (I think within next 6 months), National's is likely at 0.25 now and I don't know their plans. LSI did not make a big fuss about the chip since it is likely their 4th or 5th generation version, National made a big deal out of it since it is their first (and also represents the first x86 based integrated chip) with partners etc. LSI put audio DACs on theirs, National did as well Not sure about I/O options since LSI's search engine is screwing up - but looks like National put more on theirs than LSI did. Both chips look very good and just maybe National's has better integration and is a very worthy competitor (?). A magazine article said LSI expects huge demand for their SC2000 chip in the coming quarters. Huge market potential - competitors are normal - this should have been the case in the x86 market in PCs too - if it weren't for a certain dumb a$$ bully. (Looks like people have placed their pre-earnings bets as stock closed over the magic 50...)