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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (15199)	6/7/2005 10:40:17 AM
From: Fred Levine	Respond to of 25522

6/07 09:02 DJ Applied Materials: UVision More Vital As Chips Get Smaller (AMAT) NEW YORK --Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) expects its new UVision examination tool to be successful because it enables producers to find tiny defects on today's smaller chips, Chief Executive Michael Splinter said told CNBC Tuesday. "Those smaller particles really didn't matter before in the larger geometries," he said. As chips have progressively shrunk in size, he said, the need for more detailed inspection has arisen. The UVision system, the semiconductor industry's first laser 3D brightfield inspection tool, enables chipmakers to uncover "killer" defects never seen before, the company said when it released the product Monday. "We're talking about 30 nanometers, an atom might be .3 nanometers so it's 100 atoms in width," Splinter said. "It examines for flaws throughout the manufacturing process." He said his company is a bit "uneven" in the market currently. The company has applied to form a holding company in China, where it plans to build a global development center. Shares of Applied Materials closed at $16.82 Monday, down 0.3%. -By Cynthia Koons, Dow Jones Newswires; 201 -938 -2007; cynthia.koons@dowjones.com fred