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[chipguy]

I am quite clueless on the technical aspects of CSI. Does anybody know if CSI will somehow prevent Intel from easily creating these MCM dual-core modules once they transition over to this new bus topology? Will it be easier or harder to do this than it is with an FSB topology?

CSI will work across large PWBs and possibly (like EV7 links)
between PWBs. Operation within an MCM should be a cake
walk if somewhat overkill.

MCMs have been around a long time - Intel used them for the
Pentium Pro. There are advantages and disadvantages to
its use vs monolothic devices. In general monolothic is better
for very high volume, entry level devices while MCM is good
for time to market and for thermally challenged CPU counts
in a given technology.