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To: Elmer who wrote (85934)1/7/2000 8:22:00 PM
From: Greater Fool  Respond to of 1572507
 
>>It certainly worked for the Pentium Pro but Athlon needs much more area for the heatsink

I don't know why the heatsink couldn't extend well beyond the perimeter of the package.

I think there may have been additional difficulties associated with dual flip-chip die, or getting SRAMs laid out with bumps instead of wirebond pads, or combining wirebond and flip-chip ...

I suspect there may also have been issues with running the large current through a socket.


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