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To: Maxwell who wrote (46120)	1/15/1999 12:37:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573018

Maxwell - Re: "AMD MADE MONEY! " Sounds like you guys haven't had a pay raise in a few years. Too bad. How about Jerry - did he get one? Paul

To: Maxwell who wrote (46120)	1/15/1999 12:59:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573018

Maxie - I calculate AMD's yields at 34% ! From Cherry Sanders Conference Call, AMD earned about $10,000/wafer. With a CPG revenue of $488,000,000 and 5,500,000 K6-2's shipped, the ASP was $88.70. ($10,000/Wafer)/($88.70/Die) = 113 die/wafer. At 81 sq. mm per die and 31415 sq. mm./wafer ,there are 387 MAXIMUM POSSIBLE die per wafer. Assuming 85% of MAXIMUM, that gives 329 GOOD DIE SITES/WAFER. (113 Actual Die/wafer)/(329 Possible Die) = 34%. That's your die yields, Maxie, 34%. And these should DROP when Sharpy hits the silicon ! Paul PS - I think Yousef came up with a similar calculation and similar results.