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To: tejek who wrote (76258)10/20/1999 1:17:00 PM
From: Charles R  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572171
 
<Sanders noted that a pre-production version of the AMD Athlon processor built using the technology being installed in Dresden achieved speeds in excess of 900 megahertz. >

I like that. Now, if that can be made into production grade before the end of Q1....



To: tejek who wrote (76258)10/20/1999 1:57:00 PM
From: Shane Geary  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572171
 
Re: "AMD Opens World's Most Advanced Fab in Dresden"
...which began with groundbreaking in October 1996"

I've said it before and I'll say it again: 3 years from ground breaking to production wafer STARTS is crazy.

Can anyone explain the logic of it to me? Look like they started spending money 18 months (at the very least) too early.

Shane