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To: AK2004 who wrote (64787)	12/2/2001 8:02:56 PM
From: fyodor_	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Albert: I must have missed something because I thought that the problem is not with the process but rather with TSMC allocating too much of it's resources to VIA I've heard several sources claim that NVIDIA is getting rather annoyed at TSMC's inability to deliver a functional .13µm process. I don't think this is tied in with any potential NVIDIA-UMC deal, though, as UMC is even further away from shipping volume .13µm production parts. I'm just saying that there are good indications that TSMC doesn't quite have its .13µm process quite perfect yet. -fyo

To: AK2004 who wrote (64787)	12/2/2001 8:09:27 PM
From: TGPTNDR	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Albert, Re: < I must have missed something because I thought that the problem is not with the process but rather with TSMC allocating too much of it's resources to VIA> Some quick digging turned up: theinquirer.net The problem with the .13 micron process problem is not entirely down to Transmeta, we learn, with fingers pointing and wagging at the Biggest Foundry in the Cosmos - TSMC in Taiwan. Technical difficulties with the .13 micron process are slowing down TSMC and if these rumours are correct, then it could be that customers including Via, Qualcomm and Nvidia may suffer. theinquirer.net RELIABLE SOURCES TELL THE INQUIRER that relations between TSMC and Nvidia are deteriorating because of continuing problems with the foundry's .13 micron process technology. . . This has come to such a pitch that the INQUIRER now understands Nvidia is beginning to talk to other foundries about the .13 micron silicon it is dying to ship. tgptndr