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To: Cirruslvr who wrote (47441)	1/26/1999 10:38:00 PM
From: Yousef	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571848

Cringe, Re: " ... did Intel speed up the conversion to the .18 process because they knew at 533MHz the .25 process would max out at?" Actually Cringe, Intel has always planned to release their .18um process 2 years after the .25um release. Remember, Intel released the .25um process in September '97 ... thus ... September '99 is a good expectation for Intel's .18um release. This will make you "cringe" ... In process development, Intel "plans their work" and then "works their plan". <ggg> The .18um process is a good example of this. Hope this helps. Make It So, Yousef

To: Cirruslvr who wrote (47441)	1/26/1999 11:33:00 PM
From: Elmer	Respond to of 1571848

Re: "Anyone who's anybody projects that the upcoming Pentium III will top out at 533MHz in its current 0.25-micron process. " Everybody who is anybody except Intel. You better tell them they're topping out at 533 because they think they are going to produce a 600mhz version of Katmai on .25u. Don't take my word for it, take Intel's sscs.org "A 600MHz IA-32 Microprocessor with Enhanced Data Streaming for Graphics and Video R. Senthinathan, S. Fischer, H. Rangchi, H. Yazdanmehr Intel Corp., Folsom, CA A next-generation P6 microprocessor adds 67 instructions for data streaming. Circuit enhancements include multi-grid C4 power distribution, decoupling techniques, improvements in dynamic circuits, and process voltage and temperature-compensated I/O buffer designs. The processor in 0.25µm 5-layer-metal CMOS achieves 600MHz." EP