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To: Dom B. who wrote (53477)4/15/1998 7:12:00 PM
From: Joe Sabatini  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 186894
 
I, too, would like to know how moving to 0.25 micron processes can reduce manufacturing costs by 60%. Sounds pretty impossible.

Joe S.



To: Dom B. who wrote (53477)4/16/1998 2:01:00 AM
From: Paul Engel  Respond to of 186894
 
Dom - Re: " ..Micro Design Resources has figured will cut manufacturing costs by as much as 60%. "

Currently, the 0.25 micron Deschutes is 35% smaller than the 0.35 ,icron Pentium II - so that would simplisticly imply a 35% cost reduction - assuming per centage yields are comparable and wafer costs are not too dissimilar.

There may be future cost reductions by further compaction of the Deschutes - but I think 60% is stretch.

Paul


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