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To: wanna_bmw who wrote (152124)	12/11/2001 7:55:04 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Beamer - Re: "Yikes! That is large. I wonder what Merced and Cascades are for comparison. No doubt the large amount of L3 cache pays a big difference. " I think Merced is slightly less than the McKinley die size - and Cascades is a little smaller still - but over 400 sq. mm. as well. Paul

To: wanna_bmw who wrote (152124)	12/11/2001 9:07:02 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 186894

" I wonder what Merced and Cascades are for comparison. No doubt the large amount of L3 cache pays a big difference. Hopefully, the much smaller cell size in Intel's .13u generation makes a big difference with Madison and Deerfield." I wouldn't worry about it overly much. The estimated cost of a a processed 200mm wafer is around $2100, a yield of more than one die per wafer is likely going to recoup all of the costs. Nos if AMD is successful in driving the costs of server server chips to a more commodity level, then Intel has something to worry about...