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To: Bill Jackson who wrote (33948)	7/6/1998 11:18:00 AM
From: kash johal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574054

Bill, If the only difference between the LM1xxx, LM2xx, LM3xx is the temperature range, I will believe you for National's specific parts. Having said that for the great majority of devices unless they are right on the edge, they will pass over Mil Temp range including plastic devices). So National would also be in Jeopardy in this case as the only difference between these 3 sets of devices is the testing and marking for a given package. Frankly none of us know the specifics of the B&L case, however it would indeed be amazing to me if this case goes anywhere. As, someone who dislikes Intel and is pro-AMD you should be concerned about the potential effects of this suit: 1. If Intel starts selling devices at the max. grade they work at, this could mean in a few months most of thedevices sold could be 350-400Mhz speed grades. If AMD/Cyrix/IDTI expect to sell majority of 300Mhz and below speeds, they couldbe in trouble. As we all know the new PC consumers like their MHZ. 2. AMD's CEO had announced their shipment of 200Mhz K6 branded as 166 Mhz. They could have a major liability on this as they announced this fact to the world, whereas the Texas lawyers will have to hunt the facts down from Intel. In summary, this is a frivolous lawsuit, but it could do severe damage to lots of semiconductor companies if enforced. Regards, Kash