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To: kash johal who wrote (26528)	12/6/1997 9:58:00 PM
From: Yousef	Respond to of 1572671

Kash, Re: "AMD's product engineers f***ed up again ..." I can't argue with you there ... I just thought it was "par for the course" that AMD would increase the supply voltage to solve their high speed yield problem. The next 6 months should be very entertaining as we watch all the announcements from AMD about yield, volume problems ... in their .25um process. Make It So, Yousef

To: kash johal who wrote (26528)	12/7/1997 12:13:00 AM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572671

<It is clear that AMD's product engineers f***ed up again and I am sure for ego reasons they delayed doing this.> Nonsense Kash. They must have known long ago that they could yield 233mhz parts at 3.3V. It wasn't the PE's decision to make. They presented the data and Q&R described the risks. Management makes these kinds of decisions. Management was unwilling to accept the risks of shipping material at 3.3V until recently. They could have been shipping 233mhz parts all along if they would accept the risk. 3 months ago it wasn't worth the risk to ship these parts, today it is worth it. Something changed their mind. Device physics didn't change in the last 3 months. The only answer is desperation. EP