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To: K. M. Strickler who wrote (48202)	6/20/1998 12:12:00 PM
From: rudedog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Ken - As for 1G 'closer than I think', I think that the speeds are probably there now, but the fab yield isn't quite there yet The problem is not getting the speed but getting the heat off of the chip. Intel's plan is to drive heat down by going to .12 micron process which will reduce dissipation by reducing the physical size of the heat-producing elements. That will probably be the gating event for 1GHZ core in volume although they may be able to manage something with .18 process. There is also a need to bring a bunch of related technology into synch if that speed is to be harnessed.