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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (82970)	12/14/1999 9:05:00 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1571881

Jim and thread In case this has not been posted yet....I have been wondering why the AMD stock was having so many problems the last couple of days! Amd the p*ssing contest continues........... ____________________________________________________________ Intel to launch 800 mhz Pentium III next week-rpt SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Intel Corp. will reportedly launch the fastest version yet of its Pentium III chip sometime next week, as it seeks to one-up arch-rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. <AMD.N> in a game of processor speed leap frog. According to reports on Electronic Buyers' News (semibiznews.com), Cnet Inc.'s news.com and Ziff Davis's zdnet.com on Tuesday, the world's largest chip maker will announce new versions of its Pentium III family next week running at clock speeds of 750 megahertz and 800 megahertz. A spokesman for the Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip giant refused to comment on unannounced products. "They are just pulling everything in because of AMD," said Linley Gwennap, editorial director at the Microprocessor Report. "The original roadmap wasn't until January. Everytime AMD announces a new clockspeed, Intel announces a new clockspeed." Late last month, AMD of Sunnyvale, Calif. announced a 750 megahertz version of its Athlon processor, taking the speed crown back from Intel. In October, Intel announced a 733 megahertz Pentium III, as part of its new Pentium III family, surpassing AMD's 700 megahertz version of its Athlon family. "One can only speculate that should they do this, it would indicate that their 0.18 micron is going better than ever," said Nathan Brookwood, an analyst with Insight 64, a consulting firm in Saratoga, Calif. "That would be a real kind of milestone for them to reach." Intel's new Pentium III family, which was code-named Coppermine, uses a new manufacturing process called 0.18 micron, which creates finer linewidths between the transistors than the older 0.25 micron process. However, Gwennap said he believed that Intel was having a hard time making the 733 megahertz versions of the Pentium III. "I hear they are having a hard time making 733s," he said. "But if you are Intel, you can always peel a few chips from the top of the line and claim you are shipping something, but that wouldn't make any OEM (original equipment manufacturer) too happy...It wouldn't be too much of a surprise, given this horse race that is going on between AMD and Intel." 20:33 12-14-99 Copyright 1999 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (82970)	12/14/1999 9:29:00 PM
From: Charles R	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571881

<And I've already received word that FAB 25 will stay open over the holidays pumping out Athlons. Not a bad sign! > If true, then AMD must believe it can sell what it can make. By the way, this is not something I would trust AMD sales force until I see the OEM announcements....

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (82970)	12/15/1999 5:12:00 AM
From: Kenith Lee	Respond to of 1571881

Looks like they are eating Intel's lunch. By the way, Ashok said 1.5 million. That is close to what the Athlon going to be. It is sad that with so many mega fabs, this is all they can get. The coopermine yield must be real good. "Intel wants to go into the next millennium with the fastest PC processor," said Ashok Kumar, an analyst at US Bancorp Piper Jaffray. Regarding availability, he said, "1.5 million Coppermine processors will be shipped this quarter. Clearly there is a supply constraint." yahoo.cnet.com