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To: FJB who wrote (15975)	3/23/1998 6:52:00 PM
From: BillyG	Respond to of 25960

Good sleuthing Bob. Your link confirms that LSI Logic is using SVG/CYMI for its G11 process -- there's every reason to believe that LSI Logic will continue to use it for its G12 process. <<LSI Logic will use the Micrascan system for its new G11(TM) product family -- the company's 11th generation ASIC technology. Featuring an effective gate length of 0.18 micron, the G11 product family empowers designers to simultaneously improve performance, reduce chip size and reduce power consumption. In addition, the G11 product advancements provide for a family of ASICs that is 30 percent faster than the previous generation, while reducing power consumption by up to 75 percent. >>

To: FJB who wrote (15975)	3/23/1998 8:31:00 PM
From: TI2, TechInvestorToo	Respond to of 25960

<<LSI Logic will use the Micrascan system for its new G11(TM) product family -- the company's 11th generation ASIC technology. Featuring an effective gate length of 0.18 micron, the G11 product family empowers designers to simultaneously improve performance, reduce chip size and reduce power consumption. >> FYI, from your post, a subtle clarification. The linewidth quoted is 180nm EFFECTIVE gatelength which is different from PRINTED linewidth. Effective gatelength is typically smaller (by 10%?) than printed linewidth. A marketing positioning technique.Similarly , isolated lines (like in a logic chip) are easier to print at a given size than dense line / space pairs. Its still good news for CYMI. TI2 PS-You never cease to amaze me with your technical references!

To: FJB who wrote (15975)	3/24/1998 1:36:00 AM
From: Gemini	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25960

Robert, Just received the following post from another web site. Can you confirm whether the following is true or is it a hoax? Many thanks, Allan >>Subject: New Intel MERCED will use Cymer Lasers (CYMI) Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 09:53:33 -0600 From: AnalystX@hotmail.com Organization: Deja News - The Leader in Internet Discussion Newsgroups: misc.invest.stocks Intel's new chip (MERCED) uses a 0.18-micron process, the next step beyond the 0.25-micron process. Cymer is currently the only supplier of production level illumination sources for .18 processes. ''Next year we are going to go to 0.18 and we already have early silicon in 0.13-microns,'' an Intel spokesman said. The 0.25 micron process etches wires in silicon that are about 400 times thinner than a human hair, and is being ramped up to make this year's new chips for portable and high-performance computers. They reportedly include a 400-megahertz Pentium II chip for high-powered desktops and a 266-megahertz Pentium II chip for mobile PCs. By the end of the year, Intel should have high-end chips at 450 megahertz and portable PC chips at 333 megahertz. Its current speed king is a 333-megahertz Pentium II processor. Its fastest mobile chip is a Pentium multimedia chip running at 266 megahertz. MERCED will run at 600 megahertz or faster, an industry spokesman said. -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==-----