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To: Big Dog who wrote (28113)	1/25/1998 8:39:00 PM
From: Time Traveler	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572501

Darrell, K6's Low Yield and ISO-9000: This is all due to technology problem. K6's fabrication process has never been proven suitable for mass-production. And AMD never did perfect the intermediate steps progressing from K5 to K6. Such a quantum jump in process technology is just too much for any company to handle. Very likely Vhin Dham "walked out" of AMD had something to do with it. He was the top dog in the K6 team sold on IBM's process. Regarding that quality control process, I am sure any company of AMD's size would follow, especially ones involving in mass-production. ".if AMD could correct the usable product yield rate to an acceptable 80-85% rate that the company's profits would explode upwards" Dream on. That only exists in fairy tales or science fictions. John.

To: Big Dog who wrote (28113)	1/26/1998 5:51:00 AM
From: Dave	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572501

Darrell: John addressed why the yield is so low. ISO 9000 is just a standard saying that "We do what we say we are doing." All it is, is a certification. In a way, it is worthless..... Ask Yousef and he will direct you to some posts of his..... dave

To: Big Dog who wrote (28113)	1/27/1998 2:11:00 PM
From: Profits	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572501

Darrell, Where did you hear that AMD's Net Die Per Wafer (NDW) is so low? If there's anyone on this thread that can tell you the NDW on the K6, I would suggest they are lying. This is what they call proprietary information which, under the terms of use clause, cannot be posted here. Based on AMD's production ramp, Q497 1.5MU, I would suggest that they have resolved any NDW issues. And BTW, just about every semiconductor company today adheres to the ISO 9000 procedures. Profits