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To: Kenith Lee who wrote (39659)	10/20/1998 11:37:00 AM
From: Kevin K. Spurway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578498

Re: "If K6 at 220nm gate gets 400mhz vs. P-II at 180nm gets 333mhz How can Intel be 2 years ahead in process technology? " Heh heh. I guess that says something about Yousef's objectivity. Can't wait for K7: 1) Better, more parallel (PII-like) core, allowing higher MHz. 2) Better heat dissipation from mechanical slot 1 cartridge, allowing higher MHz. 3) Fast 1/2 speed L2 (PII equivalent). 4) Faster bus (200MHz). The more PII-like design of K7 will give us a much better indication of how AMD really stacks up, both in design and process technology. Kevin

To: Kenith Lee who wrote (39659)	10/20/1998 12:56:00 PM
From: Yousef	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578498

Kenith, Re: "FYI, Intel's 0.25um 333Mhz P-II has an average gate length of 180nm. If AMD can get 400 with 220nm as you had suggested, how fast will K6 be?" The Intel 333mhz PII CPU on the .25um process does NOT have an average gate length of 180nm ... Kenith, you are starting to sound like your "half-wit" cousin Maxwell. Kenith are you as IC process "challenged" as Maxwell ?? Intel is two years ahead because they introduced in volume manufacturing their .25um process in Sept '97 and have stayed 2-3 speed bins ahead of AMD this whole time. Also, Intel will be moving to .18um before AMD ... Sounds like Intel is ahead to me, Kenith. Make It So, Yousef