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To: Joseph Pareti who wrote (154001)1/6/2002 12:42:33 PM
From: Elmer  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 186894
 
Intel will have two fabrication plants producing Pentium 4 chips using the 12 inch wafers in the first half of this year. The benefit of moving to the larger size is that Intel can produce up to 25% more chips per wafer, Alfs said.

This will put Intel 3 years ahead of AMD in 12" production.

EP



To: Joseph Pareti who wrote (154001)1/6/2002 1:14:35 PM
From: Robert Salasidis  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 186894
 
Intel will have two fabrication plants producing Pentium 4 chips using the 12 inch wafers in the first half of this year. The benefit of moving to the larger size is that Intel can produce up to 25% more chips per wafer, Alfs said.

The difference between 8" and 12" wafers (200 and 300mm) is more like 125% more not 25% as stated in the article.

What the actual cost per die is (taking into account the higher wafer costs) is another matter


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