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To: EricRR who wrote (114563)	6/6/2000 10:41:00 AM
From: milo_morai	Respond to of 1573221

CNBC 6/6/00 - 10:13:49 AM .....introduction of new low-cost processer named timna until early next year because of problem with the components apparently and designed to be used with rambus technology. Sg cowen says we don't expect the deplay to hurt intel's results but maybe a positive for amd and possible negative for rambus. Look at rambus, how it is fare ing today, soared to 471 in february or. So there we go, down 10 on this news to 203. Milo

To: EricRR who wrote (114563)	6/6/2000 1:09:00 PM
From: EricRR	Respond to of 1573221

I'm reposting this because I think it's important and didn't seem to get much discussion. The Register is reporting that the MTH is dead- for good. They also imply that Timna's delay is a core redesign, so that the chip is being made to work with Sdram. If this is a Timna core redesign, are we really going to see it in Q1 2001? And if they are designing it to run with Sdram, won't it be obsolete by ~Q4 2001 when the world (+ dog!) switches over to DDR? Intel planned 3 big launches in 2000: Tic - Merced Tac - Timna Toe - ?????????? theregister.co.uk ntel gives up on SDRAM version of Caminogate As we reported earlier today, MTH flaw forces Intel Timna delay Intel has moved the entry level Timna system on a chip out to Q1 2001 due to an inability to make the accursed memory translator hub (MTH) work properly. Chipzilla is now working on a new memory interface ? wisely dropping the MTH nomenclature ? enabling Timna to support SDRAM. An Intel Europe spokesman refused to be drawn on the memory specification, saying only that Timna would work with 'widely available' SDRAM technology, which could mean either PC100 or PC133 ? our money's on the latter. The spokesman also confirmed that Intel has now thrown in the towel in the battle to get SDRAM to work with the i820 Camino chipset. Until today, the plan was to develop a new MTH part with reduced susceptibility to noise for delivery in Q3, but now the message is 'Rambus or bust' as far as the 820 is concerned. ©