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To: Goutam who wrote (83758)	12/21/1999 1:10:00 AM
From: Charles R	Respond to of 1572202

<I agree with you guys that K6X can be phased out once Spitfire is fully ramped - but what about Notebook market where volumes are expected to explode? Don't you think K6X with its ultra low power, will have a role to play in the Notebook arena even after the full ramp of Spitfire?> Yes it could. I have not seen enough info on Spitfire to say that for sure. I have a feeling that Spitfires from fast process corners can be powered at lower voltage to stay within the 12W envelope and be MHz competitive. By the way I have nothing against the K6 in the laptop segment as long as the ASPs are good but I am not sure how long that will be. AMD extended the power envelope from 8W to 12W about a year back and that was the primary reason they could stay ahead on MHz side compared to Intel but Intel finally woke up to what was happening and that game is over. With CuMine and CuMine 128 on the way at 0.18 I don't think K6 stands much of a chance.