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To: alfranco who wrote (8150)	2/6/2006 6:11:19 PM
From: Tom Hoff	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 8393

Al, I wanted to update you on some SIT tidbits. Merril and Goldman gobbled up all the shares of Stevenson and even wanted more. The installiation at Honneywell was completed before the PR was relased and they expect to complete the remaining 235kw in about two months. SIT is in talks with ECD about how to improve their synergyies. I believe they would like to have their own machines and pay USSC royalties. Also GE is very pleased with the school program and they will do another 15 schools this year, that leaves only 220 more to go in San Diego alone. The growth potential of USSC and SIT is mind boggling, in fact they feel they would need 250 megs a year in three years to keep up with demand. One of the goals of Merril and Goldman is to put them on the NASDAQ next year.

To: alfranco who wrote (8150)	2/7/2006 2:54:22 PM
From: Krowbar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8393

Al, I read over the latest patent application that you posted on Yahoo.... Stan has a new patent application (2/2/06) for polysilicon manufacturing on a mobile substrate for PVs, TFTs which has application to AMOLED: "In spite of the advantageous material properties of polysilicon, its use in active matrix liquid crystal displays (and active matrix organic light emitting diode displays, a display technology that would also benefit from polysilicon switching devices) has been limited because polysilicon is a more difficult material to deposit than a-Si." freshpatents.com I find this part interesting..... "This invention relates to the continuous deposition of a polycrystalline material. More particularly, this invention pertains to an apparatus for depositing polysilicon and polycrystalline SiGe on mobile discrete or continuous web substrates. Most particularly, this invention relates to the continuous deposition of amorphous or microcrystalline silicon or SiGe and its transformation to polysilicon or polycrystalline SiGe in a continuous process." Have I missed something, or has Ge combined with Si been mentioned before? You are the most knowlegeable on our solar machine. Doesn't this all apply to our solar as well, and shouldn't these advances lead to higher efficiency solar panels? Del