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To: Higgs Boson who wrote (33605)	6/28/1998 8:59:00 AM
From: Maxwell	Respond to of 1583386

Higgs Boson: <<I was told that Intel's 0.25 um wafer cost is ~1.6-2 x higher than TSMC's 0.25 um wafer cost which is ~$2500.>> This is due to extra processing costs. Did you add in the cost of $1Billion dollar in advertisement? How about the cost of an army of PhDs? How about Intel's army of high paying wafer operators? Maxwell PS: What did scientists conclude on the evidence of the "Higgs Boson"? Do they still have the same theory or is there a new theory now?

To: Higgs Boson who wrote (33605)	6/28/1998 1:28:00 PM
From: kash johal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583386

The current market price for 0.25 micron 5LM from TSMC is in the $2000-$2500 range. Their actual costs are in the range of $1000-$1200. FYI 0.35 Micron wafers are going for $1100-1200 per wafer (market price). Intel runs more expensive equipment, however their volumes are much higher and their process development costs are spread over much higher volume of devices. The bottom line is that the silicon is almost for free. Compared to other costs such as PKG/TEST, R&D etc. It would be inconcievable to me that INTC's wafer cost would be higher than $2500 even with very high depreciation. Regards, Kash