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To: Road Walker who wrote (115963)	11/7/2000 1:52:58 PM
From: Tony Viola	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Intel Completes 0.13 Micron Process Technology Development John, I'm far from a process type, that's far closer to Paul's area, but the article sounds like pretty doggone far out good news to me! (lot of fars). Tony

To: Road Walker who wrote (115963)	11/7/2000 2:01:57 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

John - re: "Intel Completes 0.13 Micron Process Technology Development" This is an UNPRECEDENTED press release from Intel. Intel generally downplays its Process Development cycle as it develops products to be manufactured on those processes and deliberately begins the product launch preparation. For Intel to make such a BOLD press release, they must be VERY CONFIDENT that the process works, is mature enough for both high yields and production, and they have a CPU with a demonstrated performance and yield advantage on that process. Intel is taking the opportunity to draw attention to its technology, notifiying customers and competitors, that good things will be coming from Intel manufactured on this process ! Paul

To: Road Walker who wrote (115963)	11/7/2000 2:06:59 PM
From: Elmer	Respond to of 186894

Re: "Intel Completes 0.13 Micron Process Technology Development" GREAT NEWS "The combination of faster transistors and high-performance interconnects of Intel's 130 nm process will enable the speed of microprocessor circuits of up to 65 percent relative to that attained with 180 nm technology" This should take P4 well beyond 3GHz. Re: "As cache memory sizes in microprocessors increase, the SRAM cell size has greater effect on the chip area and manufacturing cost. Intel has focused on reducing SRAM cell size in its 130 nm process. High-yielding 18-Mbit SRAM chips have been made with a six-transistor SRAM cell size of 2.45 square-microns, which is 2.3X smaller than that of the 180 nm process. An even smaller 2.09 square-micron SRAM cell is under development and will make these SRAM cells the smallest yet reported in the industry" Expect to see large on-die L2s with high yields. Bottom line..... incredible performance at low manufacturing cost. EP