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To: Czechsinthemail who wrote (1123)	10/12/2000 9:58:35 AM
From: Rob Preuss	Respond to of 1762

Baird, You asked: "Do you have more information on the particular advantage of Endwave's transceiver?" No. I do know that transceivers are in short supply everywhere right now... so, even if Endwave only offers more manufacturing capacity for these devices, that would be helpful by itself. As far as any technical advantages go... I suggest you visit/read (a) their website, and (b) their filings with the SEC. From what little I've read, it would appear that its their "flip-chip" technology that sets Endwave apart from the competition... a long time ago I did a little reading and learned that "flip-chip" technology is an advanced manufacturing technique - something about placing a bonding agent on one side of the chip and then flipping it over - anyway, its trickier than standard methods but creates a smaller package... so its popular in manufacturing cell-phone parts, etc. There are a number of Electronic Contract Manufacturers (ECM's) that have flip-chip manufacturing capabilities; I gather there is a lot of design/planning that must be done to gear-up for a flip-chip product manufacturing run. Hope that helps, Rob