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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (147892)	11/13/2001 8:21:21 PM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

I understand all that. I figured like you said, some chips are downbinned... So when is the last time this could be done? Can it be reversed? Jimbo he answered your question. It's fused at final test. Can it be reversed? For all practical purposes no, not even by Intel. EP

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (147892)	11/13/2001 8:34:45 PM
From: wanna_bmw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Jim, Re: "I understand all that. I figured like you said, some chips are downbinned... So when is the last time this could be done? Can it be reversed?" It can be done at any time after the chips are packaged (all it takes is the right sequence of voltages at the right pins to blow the fuses). It might make sense to label some of them immediately, and some of them later, depending on how certain market demand is. Once the fuses are blown, it cannot be reversed. wanna_bmw P.S. My second choice would be Audi, not Lexus. ;-)