> Uhh...unless I am just completely off base (and I don't think > I am), Intel PURCHASED most of the cache that was placed on > the PII Slot cartridges. > Therefore, it wasn't an issue of yield improvements at all. > > Even then, the PII's used two 256KB cache chips, not a single > 512KB chip. > > Greg >
Yeah I think that was the point, it meant that they COULD purchase the cache if they wanted which freed up production capacity for the core. This then drove down costs as they would have been able to get far more actual processors on a wafer than if it was integrated. Also at the time the packages that were being used in the industry were very expensive for larger dies compared to the ones we are using now.
