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To: Jeffrey D who wrote (27920)1/29/1999 3:31:00 PM
From: Math Junkie  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 70976
 
My understanding is that the low-k dielectrics work together with the low resistance of copper to make finer linewidths possible by mitigating the time delay problem. The low k reduces the capacitance, and capacitance and resistance work together to cause a time delay given by the formula T = RC.