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Technology Stocks : IMPX - When Will the Dead Money Awaken?
IMPX 6.210+13.3%Oct 22 3:59 PM EST
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To: Gary Strike who wrote (208)2/27/1998 11:43:00 AM
From: lml  Read Replies (1) of 532
 
Gary:

I read the press release several times, attempting to understand as much of the patent's benefits as possible. Though not experienced in the field of circuit design, my understanding is that its benefits comes into play at extremely low voltages -- those which approximate zero voltage levels.

According to the release, circuits that operate at near zero voltages operate at levels where the magnitude of the noise signals produced by the larger threshold transistors begin to impede performance as measured by the circuits' signal-to-noise ratio as well as operational bandwidth. IMP claims its patent minimizes this problem by creating transistors which turn "ON" at near-zero voltage levels, permitting the circuit to operate at voltage levels lower than currently employed without the accompanied performance degradation.

Bottom line: the patent claims to be of specific value at ultra low voltages. Thus, any analogous reference to "higher power" circuitry would be directly inconsistent with the benefits asserted by the patent.

Regardless of our technical discussion here, the market seems unimpressed. My thinking tells me -- OK, good, so what new market does this create? What products may be improved? Is there a real demand for these ultra low voltage circuits, & if so, who's designing them, & would they have a need for the technology offered by this patent?

JMO
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