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To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (35673)	4/14/2001 5:40:49 PM
From: Mani1	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

Pravin re <<It sounds like the issue is more thermal than speed path related. Someone got it to 2.7 Ghz with liquid nitrogen. It seems that the circuitry will go as fast as you want it to until it begins to meltdown.>> I do not think your conclusion is correct. Keep in mind that cryo cooling does a lot more than keep the processor from a "meltdown". Basically cryo cooling shortens the speed path, kinda. Cryo temperatures changes the physical characteristics of solid state device, and allows them to run faster. It basically allows the electrons to move "easier" than they would at room temps. At cryo temps all materials have less electrical resistance, and as you probably know some material are super conductive. Mani