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- From: jackson@pravda.enet.dec.com ()
- Subject: Re: Alpha chip yield problem?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov12.192804.15111@engage.pko.dec.com>
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- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
- References: <1992Nov11.211434.1633@ennews.eas.asu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 19:28:04 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov11.211434.1633@ennews.eas.asu.edu>, scowen@wfpc3.la.asu.edu (Paul A. Scowen) writes:
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- |>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.
- |>
- |>
- Absolutely not true. We have shipped over 2000 DEC3000 workstations to
- ISV's and internal software developers in the last quarter. We are now
- running a very steep manufacturing ramp and will be able to deliver systems
- in under 30 days for the forseeable future. (unless of course, you customers
- want to order thousands in the next couple of weeks)
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- The fact of the matter is that the Alpha CPU is not the longest lead part
- on the systems, and we have no trouble whatsoever building Alpha CPU's to
- keep up with our forecasted demand.
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- William M. Jackson
- Workstation Product Marketing Manager
- Workstation Engineering
- Digital Equipment Corporation
- 146 Main Street
- Maynard, MA 01754
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- Mail: Jackson@pravda.enet.dec.com
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