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To: Saturn V who wrote (180214)	2/16/2005 11:47:07 PM
From: Elmer Phud	Respond to of 186894

Saturn V It is interesting to see Intel leading the way in basic R & D. This function was the domain of Bell Labs and IBM Research Labs, the two entities which got their funding from the monopolistic profits enjoyed by AT&T and IBM. In the last decade the profits at these two organisations have dwindled, cutting off the basic research funding. Let us hope that Intel has filed the appropriate patents because clearly there is no prior art. The ultimate potential here is to replace electrons with photons. The potential is simply unbounded. Assuming this becomes manufacturable, a patent on this technology would be equivalent to a patent on the transistor in today's semiconductor market. The royalties alone would make Intel the world's largest and most profitable company in history.