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To: Kevin K. Spurway who wrote (57482)	5/6/1999 7:26:00 PM
From: Steve Porter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572777

Kevin, Don't count out AMD's ability to ramp the K7 just yet ;).. you might be surprised by what happens ;) Steve

To: Kevin K. Spurway who wrote (57482)	5/6/1999 7:27:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572777

<I think AMD has made it pretty clear that with just one fab they can't ramp a chip the size of K7 until .18u. I doubt the limited availability has much to do with the speed grades.> Exactly. AMD can claim that they got the K7 to 600 MHz. Then when people wait in line and wonder why that 600 MHz part isn't showing up in stores, AMD can hide behind the excuse that they have limited fab capacity. On the other hand, you could argue that if the K7 can reach "600 MHz" (notice the quotes) in a production 0.25 micron process, it can really take off once the 0.18 micron process ramps-up. As usual, I'll respond with "I'll believe it when I see it." Tenchusatsu