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To: Dan3 who wrote (259584)4/7/2009 6:49:40 PM
From: combjellyRead Replies (2) | Respond to of 275872
 
"The chips were ready and fine, "

Volume was limited due to the low-k dielectric peeling and nuking entire wafers. Plus, there was a problem with the floating body effect limiting the clock rate on many chips. Both problems were solved by the D stepping. The C step wasn't bad either, but the D step really shone.