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To: Dan3 who wrote (122111)	12/11/2000 7:44:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 186894

Dan, <IBM reveals 10GHz, .13µ PowerPC chip tech> Oh, that's a good one, straight from the YUK. Motorola plans on reaching 1 GHz using a combo of 0.18u, copper, and SOI on their PowerPC CPU. Then from there, they're going to jump to 10 GHz with a simple shrink to 0.13u? Hey Dan, while you're at it, you might also want to try this web site: brooklyn-bridge-for-sale.com Tenchusatsu

To: Dan3 who wrote (122111)	12/12/2000 1:08:28 AM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Lewinsky-Dan - Re: "But, the fact remains that AMD is putting a similar process into production (if all goes well) within a year" Hey !! Just a few weeks ago, you were telling us that AMD was going into production on their 0.13 micron Copper/SOI process THIS MONTH !!! Seems like AMD has slipped a year . Paul

To: Dan3 who wrote (122111)	12/12/2000 6:03:38 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Lewinsky-Dan - AMD seems to have SLIPPED their 0.13 micron schedule into 2002 !! "AMD officials said recently that the company is installing 0.13-micron technology at its plant in Dresden, Germany. It plans to ship a variety of 0.13-micron Athlon and Duron chips starting in the first quarter of 2002. " I thought they were going to ship 0.13 micron PaloMeanos this month, Monica? Paul {===============================} dailynews.yahoo.com Tuesday December 12 04:16 PM EST Will VIA win 0.13-micron chip race? By John G. Spooner, ZDNet News The chip maker joins Intel and AMD in announcing processors based on a next-generation, 0.13-micron manufacturing process -- and says it will get there first. VIA Technologies Inc. jumped on the 0.13-micron processor bandwagon Tuesday. The Taiwan-based chip and chip set maker announced plans to base a future generation of VIA Cyrix processors, expected next year, on a new 0.13-micron process from its manufacturing partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. • IBM, Intel chips: Smaller and faster • Super PC performance boosters • The Best Palm Pilot Software • Free MP3 Music Resources The new manufacturing process will be an important piece of the puzzle for VIA as the company moves its low-cost Cyrix processor forward. The process, dubbed CL013LV, will allow VIA Cyrix chips to hit higher clock speeds and at the same time reduce their power consumption. "TSMC has clearly demonstrated that it is ahead of the curve with its state-of-the-art process technology," said VIA's CEO Wenchi Chen in a prepared statement. "Through our close partnership with them, VIA will be the first company in the world to launch a CPU using an advanced 0.13-micron process onto the market." Clock speeds starting at 733MHz VIA's first 0.13-micron chips are expected to be based on a future processor core called C5C, which is due next year, the company said recently. The planned C5C clock speeds will range from 733MHz to about 867MHz. The C5C core will begin sampling in the first quarter or early in the second quarter of next year. VIA expects to ramp 0.13-micron chips based on C5C into volume production, starting next summer, said Paul Ayscough, vice president of marketing for VIA company S3 Corp. Taiwan Semiconductor announced Tuesday that it had delivered silicon wafers based on CL013LV to VIA, a major milestone in the development of the process. VIA in turn, said it had verified the functionality of the wafers. In the manufacturing process, wafers are printed with circuits and then divided to create individual chips. The CL013LV process, according to Taiwan Semiconductor, is about 72 percent smaller than its current 0.18-micron manufacturing process. Joining Intel and AMD VIA joins Intel Corp. (Nasdaq:INTC - news) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE:AMD - news) in the 0.13-micron migration. Both Intel and AMD recently announced plans to convert to the new process. Intel, which recently produced sample Pentium III chips based on its 0.13-micron process, dubbed P860, aims to make the conversion by mid-2001. AMD officials said recently that the company is installing 0.13-micron technology at its plant in Dresden, Germany. It plans to ship a variety of 0.13-micron Athlon and Duron chips starting in the first quarter of 2002.