在全球270亿美元的计算机芯片领域,Intel公司一直处于无与伦比的支配地位。然而,这位芯片巨人现在正面临着巨大的挑战,这种挑战并不是来自新的竞争对手,而恰恰是来自这位芯片巨人的内部。这位芯片巨人目前正在努力地进行变革,准备采用先进的制造工艺——0.25微米工艺技术来进行芯片的生产。这种新的制造工艺可望以比目前处于销售高峰的个人计算机中所使用的芯片快2倍、3倍甚至4倍的速度生产数以千万计的芯片。分析家指出,新的制造工艺的成功起用,必将在芯片的产量、价格和性能方面给Intel公司带来决定性的优势。但是,若Intel公司在制造工艺转移过程中出现失误,将会给AMD公司和Cyrix公司最近发 Intel Corporation has been in an unparalleled dominance in the $ 27 billion computer chip world. However, the chip giant is now facing a huge challenge, not from a new competitor, but from within the chip giant. The chip giant is currently working hard to make changes, preparing to adopt advanced manufacturing process - 0.25 micron process technology for chip production. This new manufacturing process is expected to produce tens of millions of chips at speeds two, three, or even four times faster than those currently used in personal computers at the peak of sales. Analysts pointed out that the successful use of new manufacturing processes will surely bring Intel a decisive advantage in terms of chip yield, price and performance. However, if Intel made a mistake during the manufacturing process shift, it will give AMD and Cyrix recently