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To: TGPTNDR who wrote (73437)	3/5/2002 3:17:00 PM
From: Pravin Kamdar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

No one is talking about it, but the ISS recommendation (due out in about an hour) on the HP/CPQ merger could have huge implications for AMD. First, I think AMD would sell more Athlon XP processors to HP and CPQ as separate companies. Also, if the merger goes through, and the combined entity decides to drop AMD, it could be a disaster for AMD. Pravin.

To: TGPTNDR who wrote (73437)	3/5/2002 3:19:30 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

"how the construction is different from the 6 or 7? layers of Athlon." Hmm, if they are using 9 metal layers, that means that they are using all the process was designed for... Picture the metal layers like the layers on a circuit board. In general, the more layers, the more compact things can be. With modern chips, wiring everything together becomes a massive chore. If they had used less metal layers, then they would have had to make the die larger so that there was room to route everything...

To: TGPTNDR who wrote (73437)	3/5/2002 3:33:04 PM
From: Joe NYC	Respond to of 275872

TGPTNDR, Are they stacking transistors on top of each other? It's the metal connecting the transistors. There is only one layer of silicon (with transistors). Joe

To: TGPTNDR who wrote (73437)	3/5/2002 6:20:12 PM
From: hmaly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

TGPTNDR Re..Jerry says Hammer has 9 layers of metal. Tell me, please, how the construction is different from the 6 or 7? layers of Athlon.<<<<<<<<<< I am hardly a process engineer; but I thought I read somewhere that the thinner the lines, the deeper the lines would have to be to carry the current, and it would take more layers.