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Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2002 12:51 pm Post subject:

The main LWD page is tied up with remembrance topics today. Sorry, I couldn't wait to leak this..

AMD Announces Technology to Enable Ten-Fold Performance Leap in Future Transistors

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Sunnyvale, CA -- September 10, 2002 --SUNNYVALE, CA—September 10, 2002—AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced it has fabricated the smallest double-gate transistors reported to date using industry standard technology. These transistors, measuring ten nanometers, or ten billionths of a meter in length (gate), are six times smaller than the smallest transistors currently in production. AMD's research breakthrough could foster the placement of a billion transistors on the same size chip that currently holds 100 million transistors, enabling a vastly richer computing experience.

Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2002 7:42 pm Post subject:

More transistors equals more power consumption and more heat. AMD chips already have issues in both departments. News of a solution to these issues would please AMD fans more so than extra performance because we already know AMD is the king!

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Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2002 8:17 pm Post subject:

AMD definitely is the king. How do I know this? Because I wouldn't use them if not.

Life is a like a box of chocolates.....when it's done it's done.

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2002 9:15 am Post subject:

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AMD definitely is the king. How do I know this? Because I wouldn't use them if not.

Life is a like a box of chocolates.....when it's done it's done.

I don't think it is as cut and dried as it was. The willie P4's sucked. The northwoods do not. 512KB L2 Cache on a 2.8GHz chip is sweet, and it and the T-Bred are pretty well even. It all depends on what application you are using.

If you bring money into it, then AMD becomes the easy choice.