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To: Charles R who wrote (72733)9/22/1999 3:38:00 PM
From: Elmer  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574261
 
Re: "I was referring to the multiplier lock! Somewhere along the production line Intel needs to make a decision if they are building parts as 600/133 or 600/100. I am wondering where that decision is made."

Almost certainly at final test by blowing fuses or special flash cells. If it were done by a bonding option in assembly, there would be no way to change the multiplier at final test when they find out the part's true performance. They could "predict" the device performance at sort based on process monitors, etest and other data but those methods are not fully reliable.

EP



To: Charles R who wrote (72733)9/22/1999 4:04:00 PM
From: Ali Chen  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574261
 
Charles, <Somewhere along the production line Intel needs to make a decision>
I am telling you, the decision is made upfront
in marketing, not in production ! :) :)
Every part can run at 150. IMHO, all recent
parts were artificially kept at 100 FSB
because the chipset was not ready, and
politically their bet was on RAMBUS.
Now since is turns to RamBUST, they quickly
changing the course. It costs nothing.
Same is with Celerons at 66FSB.

Regards,
- Ali


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