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To: Tony Viola who wrote (37265)	9/14/2000 10:19:32 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Tony, In '97(?), AMAT bought Opal and Orbot, both Israeli cos that make metrology and inspection equipment. AMAT is now in KLAC territory. I know a field engineer from KLAC who laughed off AMAT's presence in this area in '99; never a smart thing to do. If I remember correctly, these combined two had revs of only about 100M when they were acquired. Now they are on the verge on 1B! Proof-positive that semiconductor manufacturers want a soup to nuts option for their equipment needs. Brian

To: Tony Viola who wrote (37265)	9/14/2000 8:29:28 PM
From: Jeffrey D	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Tony, this should answer your question on Dan Maydan. Jeff << JERUSALEM POST: APPLIED MATERIALS PRESIDENT'S GIFT TO BOOST HI-TECH 94% match; Jerusalem Post - Israel ; 12-Sep-2000 12:00:00 am ; 339 words BY GIL HOFFMAN Applied Materials president Dan Maydan of the US announced plans yesterday to donate $9 million to further Israeli hi-tech education, including $7 million to build a materials engineering center at the Technion and $2 million to fund scholarships for women to study science and technology at Hebrew University. Maydan will lay the cornerstone tomorrow for the Dalia Maydan Center for Advanced Materials Study at the Technion, which will focus on advanced materials used by high-tech industries. The Hebrew University gift, dedicated yesterday, will give 12 female graduate students in mathematics, computer science and applied chemistry $20,000 scholarships for three years to encourage advanced studies by women scientists. Maydan donated both gifts in memory of his late wife, Dalia, who devoted her professional life to teaching science in universities in Israel and the United States. "I thought the best way to honor her memory would be to educate talented women like my wife in science and technology so they can contribute to the future economy, either by joining the hi-tech industry or by teaching future hi-tech leaders," Maydan said. "It is my hope that Dalia's love of science and her zeal for education for women will live on in each scholarship's recipient." Maydan said he hoped the scholarships would be the first step to ensuring that women would be equally represented in the hi-tech industry in Israel and around the world. The Maydans were born and educated in Israel and moved to the United States in 1967. They met in a lecture taught by noted Israeli scientist Aharon Katzir, whose brother later became president. "The subject of the class was chemical bonds and the bonds between Dalia and I became instant," Maydan said. Applied Materials is a Fortune 500 company and the world's largest producer of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, with revenues approaching $10 billion this year. The company has development and manufacturing operations in the US, Israel, Europe and Japan. Maydan joined the company in 1980 and became president in 1994. Dalia Maydan, who received a doctorate in applied chemistry from Hebrew University in 1962, died from a brain tumor at age 64 in May, shortly after a visit to Israel. Maydan said he would expand operations in Israel with a goal of increasing revenue in Israel to $1 billion by 2004.