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To: Charles R who wrote (77128)	10/26/1999 2:12:00 PM
From: Yousef	Respond to of 1571160

Chuckles, Re: "I expect the voltage to stay about the same or drop slightly, say by 0.1V - excluding the laptop parts, of course." This is NOT "good news" for AMD, IMHO ... Please explain why AMD would do this ?? Make It So, Yousef

To: Charles R who wrote (77128)	10/26/1999 2:58:00 PM
From: Bill Jackson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571160

Charles, Now we have some variance in opinion. If they shrink the line width, do they then shrink the line height?, and if so the oxide height?. If so the dv/dt (thickness) would soon go beyond the breakdown of the insulation, unless of course there is a huge safety margin. Remember 1 volt across .15 microns is 6.6 million volts per inch....zap city. I see all the faster smaller processors all going to lower and lower voltages?, is this to reduce the heat?, or to reduce the dv/dt...I am sure there is a correct term for this, that I do not know. Bill