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Advanced Micro Devices and Intel each surpassed a landmark with the introduction of 1-GHz processors, but supply problems may crop up.

Having raced to unveil the high-speed PC chips, the duo may struggle to furnish computer makers. Both companies have recently suffered manufacturing problems at the top end of their product lines, and both skipped over 900-MHz chips to get to the breakthrough "clock speed," an unusual step.

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