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- From: bhandarkar@wrksys.enet.dec.com (Dileep Bhandarkar)
- Subject: Re: Alpha chip yield problem?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov12.143010.25013@ryn.mro4.dec.com>
- Sender: news@ryn.mro4.dec.com (USENET News System)
- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
- References: <1992Nov11.211434.1633@ennews.eas.asu.edu>
- Date: 12 NOV 92 09:30:50
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- In article <1992Nov11.211434.1633@ennews.eas.asu.edu>, scowen@wfpc3.la.asu.edu (Paul A. Scowen) writes...
- >I was wondering if anyone from the DEC enclaves would be willing to refute or
- >otherwise rumours I've been hearing from research groups on both coasts that
- >the Alpha manufacturing process is turning up very bad yield rates (like less
- >than 5%) compared to normal yields closer to 25-30%. The implied result of
- >this type of problem is a rarer and therefore more expensive product.
- >
- >These suggestions may be baseless, I was just curious if anyone at DEC could
- >clarify the position. We have an explict interest here since we are projecting
- >purchase of 2 Alpha boxes in the new year.
- >
- We have already built and shipped over 2000 systems to developers, porting
- centers, and field test sites. We cannot discuss specific yield numbers, but you
- can see that there is a good supply of chips. The DEC 3000, 4000, and 7000 AXP
- systems announced this week are available immediately. The pricing and
- availability is the best proof of no yield problems.
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- Dileep
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