Replies to post #7957 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[kpf]

DGagnon819

You would never hear public admission of a broken process from any company in this industry fixed by somebody else.
As for link, the amount you find in AMDs Annual Report 2002, which is a good read for other things as well.

As for IBM-AMD joint development:
IBM has a four-year experience lead using SoI. AMD uses IBMs SoI-Design Library resulting therof.
AMDs SoI-process is significantly different from IBMs currently. E.g. they use different Wafers, to start with.

As for what IBM is interested in is probably less the (limited)experience of AMDs SoI-process-technology but more the contribution of AMDs R&D-Ressources for future nodes.
FinFet-Transistors, things like that.

K.

[Elmer Phud]

DGanon819 -

I haven't been able to find anything on AMD paying IBM $40 million to fix a broken process.

AMD's 2002 Annual Report Form 10K, page 19, 3rd paragraph contains this sentence:

"In addition, research and development expenses in 2002 included a $42 million charge for amounts paid to a third party in exchange for product development services provided in connection with a discrete PC processor research and development project in the fourth quarter of 2002".