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To: Elmer Phud who wrote (207958)	8/8/2006 3:59:24 PM
From: Sarmad Y. Hermiz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

>> . Adding more metal layers mean smaller die size with no change in feature size, but it also means more processing steps with more chance for problems and extra processing time. << Thanks. I have a more general question. When the capacity of a fab is said to be x wafers per month, does that take into account the devices being made (and the processing steps - time) it takes to make them ? Or are those roughly equal for a device type (processors), and therefore do not get into the calculation ? Is there much difference in the processing time between Intel and AMD processors ? I've assumed both are roughly 12 weeks. Is that close ?