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To: Yousef who wrote (45420)	1/11/1999 1:48:00 AM
From: Petz	Respond to of 1583275

Yousef, we have been using the term "wafer cost" as an abbreviation of cost per wafer. Cost per wafer, by definition, does NOT go up or down depending on how many wafers are processed. OTHER COSTS DO GO UP OR DOWN, YES. Maybe this simple equation will help you: TOTAL COSTS = (Cost per wafer)(Number of wafers) + (Packaging Cost per CPU)(Number of CPU's) + Depreciation + R&D + (Marketing, General & Administrative Expense) I proved to you three times over that Intel's depreciation is WAY, WAY TOO LARGE to be included in a cost per wafer "much less than $2,000." Petz