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To: Brian Hutcheson who wrote (26895)	12/18/1997 6:12:00 PM
From: kash johal	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 1574002

I did not uderstand the math 140/380*$70= $25.75??? The manufacturing cost of an 8 inch wafer in 0.25 micron is about $800-1000. Assuming a conservative 30% yield on 380 gross die give over 100 good die per wafer or a die cost of <$10 by my math. In fact the packaging test costs will exceed the die costs. My best estimate would be for a unit cost for finished 0.25 micron K6 will be in $20 range. As oversupply hits then we could see very low processor prices dipping into $30-$40 range next year. IMHO we will be having the mother of all acclerated price cuts by Q3 98. Best regards, Kash