On 24 Jun 99, at 14:54, Donald Rex Gaither wrote:
> Isn't coppermine the processor that Intel is going to start using copper
> instead of aluminum in the manufacturing process. If I remember correctly,
> aluminum is getting to its end of performance, due to the metals own
> impedence. Copper is suppose to drop that impedence significantly.
No. IBM has done a lot of work on using copper, but I don't believe Intel
has announced any specific plans in that direction.
Recent Intel designs have been code-named after rivers until brought to
market. Examples from recent memory include Klamath and Katmai ... and
Coppermine.
David G
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