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To: 16yearcycle who wrote (40441)	12/4/2000 9:32:26 PM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 70976

Republicans used to concentrate on balanced budgets and disinterest in recessions/high unemployment. Ironically it is now some democrats who spout this nonsense. Wait until we have a recession and they see that it is their constituency who is affected.

To: 16yearcycle who wrote (40441)	12/4/2000 9:42:54 PM
From: Gottfried	Respond to of 70976

Eugene, [edited] >many are hysterical because growth has "slowed" and they talk like there is no growth< Yes, gurus do it, journalists do it - even fund managers do it. There is no hope this will ever change. Another abuse - even by Business Week and other respected publications - is to lump internet retailers [like Amazon] in with technology. [edit] God I'm tired of the political discussions. Gottfried

To: 16yearcycle who wrote (40441)	12/4/2000 10:06:14 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

UMC Selects Applied Materials' Single-Wafer Front-End Process Technology for Advanced Chip Manufacturing Major Semiconductor Foundry Replacing Furnace Steps with Gate Stack Centura® to Build 0.15 Micron Transistors and Provide Extendibility to 300mm Wafers SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2000-- Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) of Taiwan has selected Applied Materials' Gate Stack Centura® single-wafer front-end process technology for 0.15 micron logic chip production and the development of its next-generation 0.13 micron and beyond devices. UMC's decision culminates a two-year joint development program with Applied Materials in which both the technical and time-to-market advantages of single-wafer processing were thoroughly evaluated. ``Applied Materials' single-wafer solution will provide us with process technology advantages such as integrated gate dielectric and electrode formation, and superior process uniformity and controllability,'' said Mr. I.J. Wu, Vice President of UMC's Fab 8C. ``Our customers rely on us to provide them with reduced time-to-market solutions. Adoption of Applied Materials' single-wafer product suite enables us to quickly deliver prototypes and products to customers while reducing our inventory and increasing fab flexibility. We expect single-wafer technology to provide us with even greater advantages when we move to 300mm manufacturing.'' Applied Materials' single-wafer front-end process technologies are integrated on the Gate Stack Centura system which includes the company's proprietary RTP ISSG (in situ steam generation) oxidation and PolyGen(TM) polysilicon deposition chambers for forming gate dielectrics, gate electrodes, and shallow trench isolation applications. In addition to providing economic efficiencies, the integration of these chambers on a single platform allows improved device reliability by limiting the wafer's exposure to atmosphere. ``Single-wafer technology enables fabless chip companies working with foundries to accelerate the introduction of new designs for next-generation consumer electronics into the marketplace,'' said Dr. Paul Meissner, General Manager of Applied Materials' Thermal Systems and Modules Division. ``We expect the adoption of single-wafer front-end processes to accelerate further as the industry focuses on providing technical superiority and reducing time-to-market.'' Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT - news) is a leader of the Information Age and the world's largest supplier of products and services to the global semiconductor industry. Applied Materials' web site is appliedmaterials.com.