Quote Originally Posted by JF-AMD View Post
The dies are based on the same architecture, but each has different features added. It is not a "grounds up" design, they are based on the same thing. But you can't put an istanbul in an AM3 and call it thuban because there are different features.
if you have the tools and access codes to re-fuse the die, i bet you could

all departments that are going to sell the part under one name or another will throw in what features they want/need and the final design will be a compromise between all of that, and then each team will fuse things on or off and bin according to what they need want to create a product out of that molten chunk of sand somebody sneezed hazardous metals on

different features, yes, different silicon, no...
i refuse to believe amd is wasting rnd resources on such a useless effort... you dont create a new set of multi million us$ lito masks because less than 1% of the silicon is slightly different... and if you do, then your either making lots of money with it (not the case last time i checked, no offense!) or your really REALLY bad at managing your rnd and mfc budget :P

Quote Originally Posted by JF-AMD View Post
As to whether someone has an actual bulldozer running, let me just propose this thought: The guy who would know a.) there were silicon available and b.) if any of that silicon was outside of our walls, is saying that someone can't have silicon in their hands.

I obviously can't comment on specifics, but, if someone was wondering whether there was actually silicon outside of AMD's walls, they might want to put slightly more faith on the person who has access to the master schedules, no?

Everyone can believe whatever they want. It's not the laws of intellectual property that are at debate here, it's the laws of time and physics.
hey, im not saying your lying to us! ive read quite some of your posts and seen some interviews and you seem like a very honest and nice guy

but i dont trust that you were informed about everything that goes on... again, no offense... but telling you about something you dont need to know, especially SINCE you are a honest and straightforward guy, would be risky, or at least according to some top guys at amd i guess it could be considered risky.

and correct me if im wrong, but didnt you say something along the lines of "i cant comment on anything past the next xxx months cause thats all i need to know and thus thats all my superiors let me know" during an interview some time ago?

please dont take any offense by what i wrote, i hope i dont sound rude or harsh... and thanks for being so straight forward and honest and sticking around here... it helps to improve amds image as a company that is aware of what is going on around it and listens to the market and customers... something that was lost during the reign of senor ruin errrrr i mean ruiz