AMD "Qualification Sample" production weeks

[Jedi08]

I want to find out how long these "Qualification Samples" or early production CPUs were produced. The ones labeled as AMD 7th GENERATION PROCESSOR.
I know they exist with 500, 550 and 600MHz.
The earliest CPU I know was made week 25/1999.
here: http://www.cpu-world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3649&highlight=athlon+qualification
the oldest one is from week 30/1999.
All of them were assembled in the USA.
So please check your CPUs.

What is the earliest date code on Athlon labeled CPUs?

Christian

[Cpuswe]

(Im not home for a couple of weeks so i have to steal the eBay image from the auction i bought this chip from... )

Not sure if this is a correct qualification sample but it has the sticker you mention. It is marked with AMD-K7600MTR51B C 21992533701 according to the auction.

Edit: Im not good at AMD datecodes. Would this be week 21 1999?

[Jedi08]

Yes that is one of these chips.
AMD-K7600MTR51B C 21992533701
= Week 25 / year 1999
Don`t know what the first two digits stand for.

[Jedi08]

Come on guys and girls, do your homework

[gshv]

[Guest]

Earliest date code: week 25 / year 1999
Latest date code: week 33 / year 1999

to be continued....

[Jedi08]

sorry wasn`t logged in

[Jedi08]

So come on! As collectors we should also do some research.

I want to find out how long these "Qualification Samples" or early production CPUs were produced. The ones labeled as AMD 7th GENERATION PROCESSOR.
I know they exist with 500, 550 and 600MHz.
The earliest CPU I know was made week 25/1999.
the oldest one is from week 33/1999.
All of them were assembled in the USA.
So please check your CPUs.

What is the earliest date code on Athlon labeled CPUs?

[debs3759]

I have:

AMD-K7500MTR51B C
219927011702

Week 27, 1999

Sorry, no pics yet. Gotta set up my new scanner/printer some time soon

[CPUShack]

my 500 is:
219926007601 (1999, 26)

my 550 is:
219929030834 (1999,29)

[Borris70]

i have only one K7-Engineering Sample C1 550MHz 03499900646

so probably 49. week 1999

[Jedi08]

The earliest CPU I know was made week 25/1999.
the oldest one is from week 33/1999.

So we have nine weeks of production. How many wafer starts/week and how many dies per wafer can we assume?

Christian

[Jedi08]

Want to restart this thread...
earlier/newer CPU anyone?

[g0b]

My 550 is from week 26, so nothing new.

But deuttai, a french collector has a much older 600 ES (week 22) :

see :

[Xaar]

Well, I also have a 600 QS, but also from week 25/1999 (219925328951). The earliest Non-QS K7-600 is from week 33/1999 (219933029161).

Regards, Xaar.