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To: Yousef who wrote (56955)	5/1/1999 7:35:00 PM
From: Mani1	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573230

Yousef Re <<Why would that be a risk ... unless ... AMD doesn't have adequate process margin or control issues.>> I say that AMD's process does not guarantee a smooth ramp of K6-III at 0.25. Considering the current yields of the k62, it is simply not worth the risk. Pretty simple. Re <<why do you think it will be different at .18um ??>> I don't. It will be even a greater risk of course. That risk, they have to take. Mani

To: Yousef who wrote (56955)	5/2/1999 11:41:00 AM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 1573230

Yousef, RE:"Mani, why do you think it will be different at .18um ??"... Remember when AMD abandoned .35u? You said the same thing. When AMD went to .25u the K6 went from 300MHz to 475MHz....and you went down in history as missing it big time. AMD really has only 1 FAB. If you were AMD would you put all your resources into the K6-III or divide it up and try to get the K7 on line? K6-III is a nice stopgap to get to the K7. I doubt it will ever achieve the same success as the K6-2 and K7. BTW, yields and bins on all the K6s made a nice improvement over a month ago so expect better for the k6s in the coming weeks. Still it's getting late for the K6-III in lifespan terms. Jim