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To: Scumbria who wrote (27647)	6/26/1998 7:59:00 AM
From: FJB	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 33344

Dow Jones Newswires - June 26, 1998 TAIPEI -- Acer Semiconductor Manufacturing Inc. (Q.ACE) has signed a licensing agreement with International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) for the latter's advanced logic process technology, the Taiwanese chipmaker said Friday. Acer Semiconductor hopes to begin initial production of chips using the 0.25 micron technology during the fourth quarter of 1998, and to be manufacturing in volume by the first quarter of 1999. interactive.wsj.com

To: Scumbria who wrote (27647)	6/26/1998 1:07:00 PM
From: kash johal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 33344

Just to give you some idea, it is possible to revise the masks and run wafers and package them in about 2 weeks if you have enough incentive. And this includes running wafers from zero. Intel, actually announced only a 2-3 week delay in one release and stated that the fix was being evaluated by OEMs. I think OEMS already have "fixed" parts in hand. There is technology whicj allows one to make design edits on completed chips in a few hours (FIB). So I think this is no big deal. Regards, Kash