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To: combjelly who wrote (57714)	10/8/2001 3:23:05 PM
From: wanna_bmw	Respond to of 275872

Combjelly, Re: "I wonder if this is why AMD suddenly decided SOI was the way to go in late 2000? " You betcha. I think AMD needs SOI to get any decent performance out of their .13u process. wanna_bmw

To: combjelly who wrote (57714)	10/8/2001 8:42:50 PM
From: Dan3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Re: I wonder if this is why AMD suddenly decided SOI was the way to go in late 2000 That makes sense. It also explains why Intel has been getting so little benefit from their .13 process in terms of power consumption. PIII saw almost no drop in amperage when it moved from .18 Aluminum to .13 copper. We'll have to wait for more steppings to be sure, but it looks like they've only gotten about a 25% speed increase from a full generation move from .18 Aluminum to .13 copper. AMD got as much of a speed boost and power consumption cut going from .18 Aluminum to .18 Copper. Remember all the stuck pig squealing from the Intellabees that copper was of no use on .18? I can't wait to see what happens when the "no use" AMD SOI process kicks in.