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To: kapkan4u who wrote (49718)	8/2/2001 11:44:53 PM
From: milo_morai	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

<font color=purple>1.2Ghz Athlon MP link for Gateway. computershopper.zdnet.com

To: kapkan4u who wrote (49718)	8/3/2001 8:07:58 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

"I remember that someone at CC only mentioned SOI SRAM performance as proof of the SOI potential." Oops, forgot about that. So even if ClawHammer taped out in their bulk process, it isn't really relevant. Regardless, Jerry has decided to stack his money up and is rattling the dice again. SOI is a big gamble, just like the Athlon, Cu and Dresden was before. I think JS likes the stress... x86-64, on the otherhand, is an uncharacteristically conservative approach. It has a nice transition from 32 bits to 64 and so has a fall back position, unless there is some bigger risk than I see. Wonder why?

To: kapkan4u who wrote (49718)	8/3/2001 8:57:43 AM
From: andreas_wonisch	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

Kap, Re: I don't think that ClawHammer has taped-out yet. I agree but Van Smith (or rather his source) thinks otherwise: August 3rd, 2001 AMD's K8 Appears A source who wishes to remain anonymous has told VHJ that Dresden has been producing K8 SOI samples for analysis. Apparently the first such chip appeared sometime last month. We hope to announce more in the coming weeks. "K8" is an alternative designation for AMD's upcoming "Hammer" family of 64-bit processors. Sampling this early suggests that AMD is well ahead of its published roadmaps. Andreas