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To: Voltaire who wrote (10942)	11/1/2000 7:07:51 PM
From: lindelgs	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

GOOD NEWS FROM THE RMBS THREAD ON YAHOO; Intel Says New RDRAM Chips Coming When asked during the Q/A RDRAM is Being used in the 820 and P4, and RDRAM will make up the bulk of the P4 memory for next year. New chipsets using RDRAM will be coming out in 2001, Yee Hawwww. The P4 will have some SDRAM applications later in 2001, and DDR once DDR becomes more available. Thats what I heard...bump

To: Voltaire who wrote (10942)	11/1/2000 7:15:11 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 65232

Intel: We are Rambus 'advocates' By Dan Neel OFFICIALS FOR CHIP mammoth Intel have said in the past that Rambus memory technology "is the recipe for performance" for the company's high-end processors, and a company spokesperson on Tuesday said Intel's position has not changed. Intel restated its position after shares of Rambus stock fell sharply Tuesday following rumors that Intel was recalling its support for Rambus memory technology. The information that spawned the rumors was contained in confidential documents that made forecasts years out, that much could change when such long-range predictions are made, and that it was unfortunate that "such talk could move markets," according to Diana Wilson, an Intel spokesperson. "Our position has not changed. We support RDRAM [Rambus dynamic RAM] for premium performance for both the Pentium III and Pentium IV processors," she said. While equipment manufacturers and motherboard makers that use Intel processors can make up their own minds as to which memory technology to use in their final products, Intel tunes its high-performance processors to work optimally with Rambus memory, Wilson said, which is why the Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip maker suggests Rambus. Wilson said that even though Intel also supports SDRAM (synchronous DRAM), "the recipe for performance will be Rambus. "The [equipment manufacturer] can opt to put what they want around the processor, but our position is that for most performance desktops, [Rambus] will get the most out of the platform," Wilson said. She was unable to comment further on the Intel-Rambus relationship. Intel CEO Craig Barrett last week was quoted as saying that the decision by Intel to go with Rambus memory was a mistake. Intel officials Tuesday said Barrett did not mean to say Rambus but was instead referring to Intel's Timna processor, a Rambus-optimized value-class processor that was cancelled before its launch due to problems with a translation hub that would have allowed the Timna processor to operate SDRAM. The fix, according to Intel officials, would have pushed Timna beyond the targeted price point. Dan Neel is an InfoWorld senior writer. Courtesy of the RMBS food fight thread Message 14706278 Ö¿Ö