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To: Michael DaKota who wrote (69998)	8/26/1999 1:32:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573248

<Why does a voltage raise for AMD mean "bad ramping" and when intel has to raise voltage, it means "nothing at all"> You have to admit, a jump from 2.2 to 2.4 volts is bigger than the jump from 2.0 to 2.05 volts. If the main issue is heat, the Pentium III already has that covered with the half-naked SECC2 cartridge and the OLGA packaging. That is supposed to be a lot better for heat dissipation. Tenchusatsu

To: Michael DaKota who wrote (69998)	8/26/1999 1:38:00 PM
From: Process Boy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573248

Micheal - <Why does a voltage raise for AMD mean "bad ramping" and when intel has to raise voltage, it means "nothing at all"> Because the difference between .05 and .2 is huge. That's all I'm saying. OK, for the very last speed grade in .25, Intel raised the voltage .05V. Ceded. Somewhere in the middle of AMD's .25 life the voltage was raised .2, a big percentage for the middle of a process. It's all acedemic anyway. .18 runs at something a lot less than .2 with very impressive power dissipation characteristics. I am especeially pleased with mobile product performance, but desktop isn't shabby either. BTW, I'm not an idiot. PB PB