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To: Elmer who wrote (111736)	5/21/2000 5:36:00 PM
From: ptanner	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571973

EP <Intel is still manufacturing some products on a 1.0u, .8u & .6u processes. I would think AMD is doing the same.> AMD is apparently using 0.7u on 6-inch wafers at Fab 14/15 in Austin for something. amd.com Since the equipment is paid for, the semis probably just shift the product mix as appropriate instead of throwing out the equipment (like trickle down for computers in business). If 0.35 works for chipsets, why use rarer and more expensive new processes and lose the time for the transition. PT