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To: Ian@SI who wrote (32929)	10/22/1999 2:09:00 PM
From: Jeffrey D	Respond to of 70976

From AMAT Japan. Jeff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAPAN'S APPLIED MATERIALS SPEEDS UP RTP GEAR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Story Filed: Friday, October 22, 1999 4:24 AM EST TOKYO, Oct 22, 1999 (Asia Pulse via COMTEX) -- Applied Materials Japan Inc said Thursday that it has developed RTP (rapid thermal processing) equipment that provides faster speeds needed for 0.13-micron-and-finer next-generation semiconductor fabrication technologies. The RTP annealing equipment offers a heating speed of 250 degrees per second and a cooling speed of 90 degrees per second, as well as high-accuracy temperature control. It also provides uniform, continuous wafer processing for increased yields. AMJ plans to begin shipments next July. (Nikkei) Copyright ¸ 1999 Asia Pulse Pte Ltd