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Technology Stocks : Applied Materials No-Politics Thread (AMAT)
AMAT 328.51+1.9%Feb 2 3:59 PM EST

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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (8848)2/10/2004 8:56:46 PM
From: Big Bucks  Read Replies (2) of 25522
 
"In addition, chip company executives say that die sizes will reach 450mm by 2012, up from the current 300mm dies today. No one was willing to elaborate on that."

Well this is obviously wrong...300mm is state of the art
WAFER size....we will not see 450mm product wafers...
It costs to much to design and manufacture the equipment,
support equipment and infrastructure. Equipment
companies will not spend the exhorbitant R&D expense required, the ROI wouldn't justify the cost. BB
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