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To: Scot who wrote (77616)	10/29/1999 11:39:00 AM
From: Scot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571800

Interesting article on Sharky's re: Kryotech 900. sharkyextreme.com >>>>>>>quote<<<<<<< What's Next? KryoTech is preparing for a mid-December launch of their 1GHz "SuperG" Athlon system, which utilizes Athlon 700 CPUs pushed to operate at 1,000MHz. As we noted earlier, the SuperG will also use a 1/3 core speed L2 cache setting in order to hit the desired speed level while retaining full stability. In the mean time AMD is rushing to complete their first generation of .18um aluminum based Athlon cores, complete with their integrated on-die full speed L2 cache. KryoTech is already excited about the potential of pushing this new breed of 800MHz+ Athlon chips to well above 1.2GHz, much sooner than AMD will be able to introduce air-cooled CPUs that run at that speed. By our own estimates and after consulting the latest edition of the confidential AMD road map, it's clear that if AMD can begin shipping their first generation Athlon 800 .18um aluminum CPUs to market in late January, KryoTech will be able to offer a 1.1 to 1.3GHz version of that CPU in their own PCs almost immediately after. While AMD works toward introducing a second generation .18um copper-based Athlon at 1.1 to 1.3GHz speeds by July 2000, KryoTech will be able to offer 1.4 - 1.6GHz versions of the previous aluminum Athlon chips far earlier. Intel will also struggle to hit the 1GHz barrier before May, although sources tell us they've placed their highest priority on ramping up and solidifying the yield levels of their new .18um aluminum process. Still, KryoTech might wind up being far ahead of both AMD and Intel by March of next year in terms of MHz, which would really put the company over the top in our minds as well as the minds of consumers.