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To: XBrit who wrote (22002)	9/27/2000 9:43:12 AM
From: LLCF	Respond to of 436258

<Pilot production of .13u will begin from now thru early 2001, and will ramp up to volume at leading-edge fabs in 1st half 2001.> Thanks for the info!! Great stuff. <The 300mm thing is a really big deal, it involves replacing every tool in the fab. Many of the required tools are simply not ready for prime time yet.> Yea, I thought that one of the big reasons for the huge run up in equipment stocks over the past several years was the 'holy [300mm] grail'? I suppose it's better for the stocks if it remains in the future <gg>. DAK

To: XBrit who wrote (22002)	9/27/2000 10:07:41 AM
From: chic_hearne	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

Re: Pilot production of .13u will begin from now thru early 2001, and will ramp up to volume at leading-edge fabs in 1st half 2001 Julius, Name one fab that will be .13um anytime in 2001. Will it be Al or Cu?

To: XBrit who wrote (22002)	9/27/2000 5:18:41 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Julius Re And by the way. The sequence is .25u, .18u, .13u. It goes in factors of 1.414, or 2x inarea density each generation. OH dear! I would have presumed someone would have carefully evaluated the technology available and come up with say.... "Well 0.163 looks good for business"? Or is it just a case of some dumb suits pointing a finger on the scale and saying ..."this is what we are going to do boys and girls" For the sake of the clowns I hope you are going to reply that the former is true? concerned, -g- pearly.