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To: Yousef who wrote (26386)	12/3/1997 10:36:00 PM
From: Jeff Fox	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572529

Yousef, re: "AMD's FRAUD....on 3.3 volts" Background - The issue here is not temp or heat, but gate oxide degradation from actual current through the gate insulator. This current is a cube function of voltage. The current damages the oxide leading to gate oxide failure in the device. This is a wearout function. It accumulates with the age of the device. Seems AMD is virually irresponsible with this unless they have some secret magic unknown to the rest of the industry. This may come to damage Compaq's reputation. Jeff