Going to .13 microns would probably bring it to around 98 mm square. That's a much closer battle than we appear to see here, and it will be interesting to see which figures pan out as these chips are announced. The PC market for fresh purchases is shrinking. Dell is layin' off 3000. HP a couple of thousand.
Sales are down.
It takes 300 extra MHz for a P4 to equal an Athlon. Has to do with producing much smaller transistors. Dis is NOT spelled DYE when you are talking about a mold, or an item in the machine shop. DIE is the correct answer. Sorry, but its kind of hard to think when you're in school and trying not to attract the teachers attention to what you're typing.