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To: Randy Ellingson who wrote (46292)1/23/1998 4:03:00 PM
From: David S.  Respond to of 186894
 
Randy, Curious, I thought the PentiumIIs are all embedded in
a cartridge (Slot 1) that has a line of contacts on the side
like a PC card. Isn't slot one a closed unit? Just asking.

Regards, David S.
Long on Intel and (seriously) Iomega



To: Randy Ellingson who wrote (46292)1/23/1998 10:04:00 PM
From: Paul Engel  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 186894
 
Randy - Re: " the actual processor is relatively much smaller than the
package size, is that right?"

Generally, the CPU chip is MUCH smaller than the physical package.
There are, however, microBGA (Ball Grid Arraa) packages that are available that are only somewhat larger than a silicon die - but these may not have enough pins for a Pentium-class CPU chip. Intel uses them for Flash memory devices.

Paul