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To: John Finley who wrote (994)	11/13/2001 10:31:33 PM
From: j t jackson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1227

Hi JF. FWIW, DuPont has a SC filter design in field trials. First I've heard about DuPont's effort. My ref., is an article in the Nov 2001 issue of Technology Review put out by MIT. Mention of this appears in an article on DuPont, see page 79, column 1. Does DuPont's effort in this field add creditability in your opinion? In same issue an interesting article on fuel cell development for cell phones, 20 hours of talk time vs. 4 hours with batteries.When it happens I feel that hand-held and portable devices will jump up to higher volumes, ie. more chips, ie. good for HELX. Regards...jtj

To: John Finley who wrote (994)	12/17/2001 9:49:43 PM
From: mopgcw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1227

could this be the beginning (SCON).. Superconductor Technologies Inc. Receives Purchase Commitment For 1,000 SuperFilter(R) Systems From Major Wireless Carrier - Customer Standardizes on STI's SuperFilter System for All Base Stations And Network-Wide Deployment Begins Immediately - SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Superconductor Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: SCON) ("STI"), the global leader in high-temperature superconducting (HTS) products for wireless voice and data applications, today announced that it has received a follow-on purchase agreement for a minimum of 1,000 units of its SuperFilter(R) System from a major North American wireless carrier. Deliveries are scheduled to begin immediately and continue through the first quarter of 2003, with certain minimum deliveries required in each calendar quarter. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The customer has indicated that it has standardized on STI's SuperFilter for inclusion in all of its new base stations as well as retrofit solutions in existing base stations across its network. "Over the course of four years, STI has gained a total installed base of just over 1,000 SuperFilter Systems," said M. Peter Thomas, president and chief executive officer of STI. "This single purchase agreement will double that number in a little more than a year, and rapidly build on our industry leading field experience of over 10 million hours of cumulative operation. This agreement also represents the largest single commitment to date for front end superconducting filter systems in the global wireless industry. "Until recently," Thomas continued, "HTS filter systems such as the SuperFilter System have been deployed primarily as a retrofit solution for wireless base stations with performance problems in rural areas. This customer has utilized STI's SuperFilter system over the last two years to gain substantial improvements in network performance under all geographic conditions. Data collected from a recent field trial in a large urban area showed impressive increases in base station capacity, as well as reductions in dropped calls and improvements in other key performance metrics for this customer. "In addition to providing excellent manufacturing backlog and visibility as we enter 2002, we believe the fact that our SuperFilter System has been selected as standard equipment for a major carrier will drive further market acceptance of HTS technology in a growing range of wireless applications," concluded Thomas. The SuperFilter System utilizes HTS technology to create a front-end filter and amplifier system that enhances performance of wireless base stations. These enhancements extend the range of base stations, lower dropped and blocked calls and increase capacity to generally improve the quality of the wireless connection. <snip>