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To: Scot who wrote (6885)	8/29/2000 10:12:00 AM
From: Scot	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

Don't think this was posted: Hardware sites help Intel isolate chip problem By Ian Fried Staff Writer, CNET News.com August 28, 2000, 4:20 p.m. PT URL: news.cnet.com While Intel has been working in its labs to isolate problems with its 1.13-GHz Pentium III, it also has been working with reviewers at several hardware sites who noticed problems during initial reviews a month ago. Tom's Hardware published a harsh review of the chip July 31, the day the processor was released. Problems with the chip's design, which could lead programs to stall, prompted Intel today to recall its fastest processor. Kyle Bennett, who publishes rival site HardOCP, said he also had problems with the review chip but held back publishing a negative review in case it was a glitch with his individual chip. "We didn't want to shed a bad light on Intel if this were an isolated problem," Bennett said today. However, after seeing the review on Tom's Hardware, he sent a letter to the site's publisher, Thomas Pabst, supporting its conclusions. Bennett said the chip he was given failed to compile a kernel of the Linux operating system, stalling at different points each time the test was run. "When I saw the heat he was catching, it wasn't fair to keep silent," Bennett said. The two sites, along with a third review site, AnandTech, began working with Intel on the bug. The chip giant eventually flew an engineer to Texas to meet with Bennett and test the chips used by the review sites. Intel representatives said they appreciated the assistance they got from the review sites. "They've been very helpful," said Intel spokesman George Alfs. Intel said it initially found problems with the chip only when operated outside the recommended temperature range. Over the weekend, the company found problems even when the chip was run within specifications and decided to recall the chip. The situation marks a rare case of cooperation between Tom's Hardware and HardOCP, Bennett said. "We've butted heads," he said. "(Tom) knows I wouldn't go out of my way to back him up."

To: Scot who wrote (6885)	8/29/2000 10:16:40 AM
From: Nukeit	Respond to of 275872

I have owned AMD processors for a number of years. With the Intel fiasco, I am thinking about actually buying the stock.I have copied a post from YAHOO from sevnotrump regarding capacity. Does anybody know if these numbers are reasonable. Thanks The Fab 25 in Austin Texas has capacity for 5000 eight inch wafer starts per week. The plant is capable of shrinks to 0.15 micron. Maximum yield at 0.15 micron per wafer would be near 240 Durons per wafer running 1Ghz. That is 60 million Durons per year. Fab 30 Dresden has capacity for 5000 eight inch wafer starts per week. The plant is capable of shrinks to 0.10 micron. current run rate is near 1200 wafers per week and target is to achieve 2500 wafer starts per week in January2000 and 5000 wafer starts per week in January 2001. Maximum production at 0.10 micron would be around 250 Mustangs per wafer running 2-3 Ghz. That is 80 million Mustangs per year. Total number of intel processors sold per year is near 130 million.