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To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (6860)	8/29/2000 1:18:13 AM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Watson, I believe Intel is using multiple threshold voltages in their current logic designs. From the very large power increase between the 1GHz and 1.13GHz PIIIs, they seem to be right at the edge of the process window. If they can establish the "bad chunk of logic", it is possible to change the device threshold voltage locally to allow proper operation. Of course, this would require great diagnostics (they seem to have a problem there) and new Vt adjust masks. This scenario might allow for a late Oct. recovery since the threshold adjust comes after isolation but before gate. Dual Vt methodologies usually place high Vt cells only along non-critical paths. Chances are that the critical path in question already has low Vt cells, and will not lend itself to easy improvement. Scumbria

To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (6860)	8/29/2000 1:19:29 AM
From: Eric K.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

<font color=green>Anand corroborates "performance anxiety" issues with the Willenium in a blurb on the 1.13 GHz "functional anxiety" problems: The Pentium 4 will prove to be an interesting chip for Intel, because out of the box it won’t immediately save Intel, but it’s a start. We already know what the performance of the Pentium 4 will be, but unfortunately we can’t share that data with you just yet. anandtech.com Got SSE2? -Eric

To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (6860)	8/29/2000 1:21:42 AM
From: chris431	Respond to of 275872

Dear Mr. Dell, (actually BSD_On-Line_Order_Support@dell.com) I am looking to purchase a 1.1ghz computer. Having heard Mr. Dell state that only Intel can supply "non-fragile" cpu's, as opposed to AMD's fragile components, I was hoping to order a 1.13ghz PC today from your website. Unfortunately, due to Mr. Dell's short sighted supply decisions, it appears he will not be selling any "non-fragile" 1.1ghz CPU's since his only source recalled their parts today. Having been satisfied with your service in the past, I was wondering if I can order a PC with a "fragile" 1.1ghz AMD Thunderbird. Although I hate ordering "fragile" PC's, I'm assuming there could be no more a fragile part than one which had to be recalled. Mr. Dell must have a warped sense of what is and isn't "fragile." Will I have to take my business orders elsewhere to get the high-end PC's my employees demand? Chris