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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (86259)	1/10/2000 12:15:00 AM
From: kash johal	Respond to of 1572359

Tench, Re:"AMD process steps" My understanding is that Dresden will come on line with a 0.13 micron fron end process plus a 0.18 micron Cu back end. This process should give a 1-2 speed grade ramp over Fab 25 and ensures a 1Ghz Athlon in Q2. In fact at CES Gary Bixler re-iterated that AMD would be at 1Ghz in Q2. This is still being called a 0.18 micron process. The Mustang et al variations will use the same 0.13 front end but a 0.13 micron cu back end - slashing die sizes 30-40%. I don't expect a huge performance jump here BUT a huge COST reduction as Athlons with embedded cache will be sub 100mm2. regards, Kash Johal