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To: Jack Hartmann who wrote (4721)	8/20/2003 4:41:22 PM
From: stomper	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6921

Zeev chimes in: investorshub.com -dave

To: Jack Hartmann who wrote (4721)	8/20/2003 6:22:11 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6921

I liked reading Zeevs comments on the subject. He makes it clear that they make polycrystalline products. i.e. not single crystal such as silicon wafers used in the semiconductor industry. If real single crystals are grown, then we are in a different ball game. In fact they may not even have to be super large crystals, even at about half an inch they might be a commercial product for semiconductors. Message 19213434 I have been closely involved with technology changes involving semiconductor wafer size changes. There are very few arguments to say it is more economical to use larger wafer sizes. In fact labour and tool costs per process stage were it. Now that almost every aspect of semiconductor manufacturing is automated or robotically controlled, those arguments disappear, it's just the mindset that keeps the idea going imho. Making a tool that puts a semiconductor circuit on a half inch wafer instead of a 300mm dinner plate has lots of advantages. That concept plus diamonds is keeping me interested in the subject. Zeev pours cold water on many things I noticed, and lots of so called technical discussions on SI are hardly worth following (imho) -g-