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To: robert b furman who wrote (16612)	11/21/2005 8:26:12 AM
From: matt dillabough	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25522

Samsung to invest $615.4 mln to boost chip production Samsung Electronics in a filing says board OKs plan to invest US$615.4 mln to build a new memory-chip production facility based in Hwaseong, south of Seoul. Plant will produce dynamic random access memory (D.R.A.M) chips and N.A.N.D. flash memory chips used in MP3 players and digital cameras. Plant is expected to open in 1H '06. Briefing.com Note: Samsung is a supplier of N.A.N.D. chips to Apple (AAPL) for the iPod Nano

To: robert b furman who wrote (16612)	11/21/2005 11:08:38 AM
From: etchmeister	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25522

Hi Bob The "trick" with etch is to obtain a volatile product; appears the H2 is doing the trick to decompose the resist (which mainly consists of C and H2). Launched in May 2003, Axcelis' RadiantStrip 320Lk is the result of nearly five years of focused research and collaboration with customers and suppliers of low-k materials. The system uses Axcelis' patented zero-damage He:H2 process to remove photoresist and residues from wafers during the chipmaking process. The first orders began shipping to customers in November.