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To: Paul Engel who wrote (109585)	9/10/2000 9:29:34 AM
From: Dan3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Re: Intel's first 0.13 micron fab (D1C) was COMPLETED over a year ago and their Development Group has been fine tuning their copper process for the past 9 months. That sure does sound good, doesn't it Paul? But if they completed their FAB over a year ago, why were they scrambling to buy someone else's place in line for .13 steppers last summer? Is your definition of "completed the FAB", "the stepper is on a pallet over in shipping?" SVG's 193-nm efforts boosted by $100 million order from Intel By Jack Robertson Semiconductor Business News (12/15/99, 01:10:06 PM EDT) The U.S. lithography vendor took a major hit this summer when it was forced to de-book orders from several customers, including IBM, Samsung and Hyundai MicroElectronics for the 193-nm tool, sources said (see July 14 story). At the time, SVG officials said its original 193-nm scanner with a numerical aperture (NA) of 0.6, designed for 0.18-micron processing, was being redesigned for 0.13-micron design rules with a NA of greater than 0.7. Intel took delivery of the original 193-nm scanner with 0.6 NA after IBM canceled its order, according to sources. The microprocessor giant then followed up with this week's multi-year order for SVG's redesigned 193-nm tool. Initial deliveries will start in the next 12 to 15 months. eoenabled.com