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To: tejek who wrote (76297)	10/20/1999 3:43:00 PM
From: Goutam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576100

Ted, re:<Do you know what the processor module is and what it does?> Athlons sold by AMD to oems and end users are actually Athlon processor modules - they look similar to VHS tape catridges. The processor module consists of a pc board with Athlon CPU chip, L2 cache(SRAM chip) and associated electronic components soldered onto it; a casing to enclose/protect the pc board, and a heat sink (I'm not sure, if heatsink is part of the module assembly, or added on to the module by the oems.) photo of an Athlon end product: hardocp.com Photo showing different parts of the module - note the component shown under the yello rectangle is the actual CPU chip. hardocp.com Regards, Goutama