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To: Process Boy who wrote (88634)	9/22/1999 7:13:00 AM
From: JDN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

WOW! Thats the first thing that comes to my mind after reading that post. If all INTC employees have an attitude like that one it must be a joy to work there. JDN

To: Process Boy who wrote (88634)	9/22/1999 9:22:00 AM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 186894

PB and all, Article...Intel to sample Layer 3 LAN-switch chip... September 22, 1999 ELECTRONIC BUYERS NEWS : Silicon Valley- Completing another piece of its communications-IC puzzle, Intel Corp. will soon begin sampling its long-awaited LAN-switch chip for Layer 3 applications in Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet networks. Announced at the Intel Developer Forum in Palm Springs, Calif., earlier this month, the IXE2412 will propel Intel into the Layer 3-based switch-chip market, a business dominated by several small, fabless design houses. Layer 3 switches enable packet data to be routed quickly over an Internet Protocol network, whereas Layer 2-based switches send data only over a LAN. Intel's IXE2412 was developed by Acclaim Communications Inc., a San Jose-based equipment maker. Last year, Acclaim was bought by LAN/WAN-chip specialist Level One Communications Inc., which itself was acquired in March by Intel. The IXE2412 is designed for high-end Layer 3 applications such as routing and data-packet classification, said Robert Pepper, vice president of Intel's Network Communications Group and general manager of Level One in Sacramento, Calif. The chip will also provide Layer 2 functions, he added. Company officials declined to provide pricing details or the shipment schedule for the IXE2412, but the chip is expected to begin sampling this month or next, with volume production slated for early 2000, according to a source at switch-equipment maker Accton Technology Corp. Accton, Hsinchu, Taiwan, is one of the beta sites for the IXE2412, the source said. With this chip, Intel is poised to compete aggressively in several LAN/WAN-chip markets. At the low end, Level One already sells physical-layer ICs and hub chips. The Intel subsidiary also makes chips for DSL, T1/E1, and other applications. In the midrange LAN-chip segment, Intel will compete with the IXE2412 switching IC. At the high end, the company offers two types of network processors. In July, Intel acquired Softcom Microsystems Inc., a Fremont, Calif. supplier of network processors, for $150 million. Softcom makes network processors for carrier-class applications in cutting-edge OC-3 to OC-48 networks. In addition, Intel has launched an internally developed network processor dubbed the IXP1200-a 1,000-mips chip that embeds six 166-MHz processors in an improved version of its StrongArm RISC chip.

To: Process Boy who wrote (88634)	9/22/1999 11:07:00 AM
From: Tony Viola	Respond to of 186894

PB, that Yahoo article, I think I've seen posts by the guy that the (apparent) Intel employee is responding to. Man, that guy (the Intel hater) sure has a one track mind/agenda. Thankfully, SI doesn't have any such misguided zealots. He makes Fuchi look the second baseman at the Intel company picnic, or something. Tony

To: Process Boy who wrote (88634)	9/22/1999 11:50:00 AM
From: dmf	Respond to of 186894

Process Boy: RE: How Intel works Every one of us, including myself, has made improvements to our methods of chip making and the hardware used to make the chips. I might add that interns are integrated into those teams and treated with amazing respect, whatever their age. When my son was there he was told the meetings and team work needed to be experienced and that working together was an important part of what he would learn while he was there (many years ago). An amazing experience as well as an opportunity to learn about manufacturing and the latest technology from the world leader. Maybe not Utopia, but still impressive. As an investor, I'm glad that there are great employees who continue to thrive within the Intel culture! dmf