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To: kash johal who wrote (49816)	2/17/1999 2:23:00 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577886

<Can you comment on which process the 500Mhz PIII's are running.> All I know is that the Pentium III runs on 1.8 volts. This will require a BIOS change for many current 440BX motherboards out there, since some of them won't recognize a Pentium III right off the bat and won't know to set the voltage at 1.8. Currently, I think all Pentium II CPUs as well as Celerons run on 2.0 volts. Here's a tangent. Some of the web sites who previewed the Pentium III mentioned that it only comes with a heat sink and no fan. Perhaps the lower voltage setting will contribute to less heat. Also, the Pentium III includes the new packaging which allows direct contact between the heatsink and the daughtercard. But I'm sure some will wonder why a Pentium III that sells for hundreds of dollars doesn't come with a fan. Tenchusatsu

To: kash johal who wrote (49816)	2/18/1999 7:02:00 PM
From: Yousef	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577886

Kash, Re: "Can you comment on which process the 500Mhz PIII's are running. Also when do you expect next process upgrade and what clock speeds. Have you heard anymore on Cu process from AMD/Motorola." Yes Kash, I can give you my understanding of these questions. First, my understanding is that the PIII is running in a "dot variant" process of Intel's .25um process. This has drawn gates at 205nm ... I expect this process should be capable of 600mhz parts (maybe 2nd half '99). I have also heard from very good sources that the Motorolo/AMD Cu process is not going so well ... It turns out that Motorolo was not as far along on Cu process development as advertised. <ggg> Could be a long, tough year in Dresden. Make It So, Yousef