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To: Elmer Phud who wrote (248634)	3/11/2008 9:47:49 PM
From: chipguy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

In the early 90s many people believed Intel sold production 486DXs with defective NPU as 486SXs. The first 486SXs were 486DXs with the FPU disabled. This was simply a time to market vs design resources issue. A distinct smaller 486SX device with no FPU came later but probably represents the vast majority of 486SX sales.

To: Elmer Phud who wrote (248634)	3/12/2008 2:21:23 AM
From: THE WATSONYOUTH	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

but if Intel is telling the truth, it is very questionable if it makes any business sense to recover defective devices. What truth?? There is no truth here. World class yields.... Outstanding yields....Shi**y yields.....Poor yields.....Exceptional yields....Great yields .....Yields in the toilet......Yadda Yadda yields. It's all MEANINGLESS crap. And that's just what it is meant to be. What matters is actual yield % and die size. Given the % of dual core and quad core in Intel's current mix. (maybe 80%....can anyone provide a better estimate)).....over 48 million good C2Ds were produced in Q4. Even if the blended C2D yield was 80% (it wasn't) there would have been at least 12 million defective C2Ds available for recovery into at least 10 million single core parts. So.....contrary to your laughable claims......it is UNQUESTIONABLE that it makes sound business sense to recover these defective devices. And Intel does. THE WATSONYOUTH