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Technology Stocks : Lam Research (LRCX, NASDAQ): To the Insiders
LRCX 185.06+8.1%Jan 2 9:30 AM EST

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To: Kirk © who wrote (5365)7/22/2005 11:31:10 AM
From: etchmeister  Read Replies (1) of 5867
 
The question for me is will China be able to buy one LRCX tool then copy it 100x with no royalties to LRCX?

The "real" IP lies in making these 100 etchers perform identical (probably one of the greater challenges in particular in etch where there is strong interaction between hardware and process as well as between hardware components RF generator / RF matching network etc).
You can't accomplish this just by copying - you need to understand the interaction.
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