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The last chip I worked on had ten levels of metal. No "planes" per se, though the power grids were pretty stiff to take the ~100A. ;-)

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I can even have a "thick" metal layer for the amps I have to push along ;-) ...Jim Thompson

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We'll probably need that as well, lots of peak amps. It's one of those white-knuckle designs where the stall horn on the Mentor software is going to blare a lot.

Keith's 10-metal chip is impressive. I have never seen one.

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Isn't Keith ex-IBM? I used to go to Burlington a lot. Impressive place. I used to stay at the Essex and get treated to the NE Culinary Institute's fine food. Got trapped there for a few days by snow, a week before Christmas... fabulous food AND caroling ;-) ...Jim Thompson

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| James E.Thompson, CTO                            |    mens     |
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| Phoenix, Arizona  85048    Skype: Contacts Only  |             |
| Voice:(480)460-2350  Fax: Available upon request |  Brass Rat  |
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Yup. The chip I was referring to was the PPC-970MP (dual processor Apple G5).

Nice place, about 2 miles from where I lived (half way between home and work).

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