Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

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The A64 slow ramp. Those rather shoking numbers

http://overclockers.com/tips00552/

must be explained somehow.

My bet is that the Hammer core cost to make is between $100 and $150, closer to $150. This way AMD may not sell anything below $180 without losing money. They rather sell 3 $55 Bartons instead. Btw, why Barton should cost $55? In face of Prescott troubles Barton should not cost less than $60, especially when supply is shrinking. They just can't sell more than 1.5 million chips with price over $200.

Another two explanations. The Opterons have pretty low yield but AMD need to make quite a lot, so they make 1 Opteron instead of 3 A64's.

Another. They make flash using 90 nm SOI process.