On 24 Jun 99, at 12:13, Sami Al_mohssen wrote:

> what exactly is coppermine how is different from a PIII with the same
> speed. are there any new improvment to the architecture.

  I believe this name refers to the PIII as fabricated using .18 micron
process rather than .25 micron.

  From a software point of view, there should be no difference.  From a
hardware point of view, the .18 process should consume less power and
dissipate less heat -- and that, in turn, will allow it to operate at higher
speeds.
  From a financial point of view, .18 process should yield substantially more
usable CPUs from each silicon wafer; since defect rates and many handling
costs go per wafer rather than per chip, this is important to Intel's
ability, over the mid term, to remain profitable while competing with AMD's
pricing.


David G

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