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To: Scumbria who wrote (39962)	10/24/1998 3:27:00 PM
From: RDM	Respond to of 1574070

It is wise for AMD to chose to invest the silicon real estate for the K7, the next generation processor, in functions that are complex such as more instruction units, integer piplelines and floating point rather. L2 cache may be put on the chip any time the future. If the chip is to perform at 1000 Mhz then on chip L2 cache will be important. The first K7s are built with 25 microns. There is plenty of time to add more on chip cache once they switch to 18 microns. It will be much easier for them to get a decent yield with cache addition due to the smaller die size. AMD investors want the K7 to be introduced on time and in volume production quickly.

To: Scumbria who wrote (39962)	10/24/1998 5:22:00 PM
From: wily	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574070

To Scumbria and Thread: If this isn't too far off topic, I would appreciate comments on the future of this new silicon technology (material): --snip-- "Intel is talking about [chips running at speeds of] about 1 gigahertz," Strauss said. Silicon germanium, however, "gets you up into the 50-gigahertz range," more than 100 times faster than Intel's current top-of-the line 450-megahertz chips. "This is literally a revolutionary increase in speeds," much more significant than IBM's new copper chip technology, Strauss said. While using silicon germanium in highly complex computer chips is several years away, IBM has a lead of at least nine to 12 months over competitors trying to develop silicon germanium technology, Strauss said. Full article: news.com Thanks, wily