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To: NightOwl who wrote (13261)	5/23/2007 2:32:12 PM
From: jimtracker1	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 14464

Give me some time Owl. My best friend Vic Kunz, passed away early this morning. He was my business partner and later on my financial advisor. He was responsible for my financial success and everything I own was a result of his advice. He put me into a number of good stocks and stocks with potential such as RMTR and TITT. I watched his 150 lb tumor grow over 10 years. I moved to Idaho to be near him as he had saved my life my years ago when I was ill. We had a unique sense of what was funny to just the two of us and in my darkest days could get me laughing when I just wanted to die. His relationship, helped me understand the value of family and friends. We talked stocks right up to the end. His understanding of the chemistry of TITT kept me in the stock and the understanding of the commercial application encouraged me into the acquiring of additional shares. He was really a renaissance man. Knew a lot about everything. He was overly bright, an exceptional shot with rifle or shotgun and made a fortune for a lot of people. He never failed to tease me about the home I had built for my wife and I. He called it my monument to high tech investing and myself. Vic was my friend for over 40 years.

To: NightOwl who wrote (13261)	5/23/2007 4:07:44 PM
From: jimtracker1	Respond to of 14464

Night Owl: etfconnect.com

To: NightOwl who wrote (13261)	5/24/2007 3:49:37 AM
From: NightOwl	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14464

More clues as to the non-memory FRAM application: Integration of Ferroelectric Films for Memories and Capacitors Dr.T.Davenport, Ramtron USA isif.net Of course capacitors have more applications than I can begin to imagine. One old Ramtron patent (issued 1999) called for a special linearly polarized capacitor to be embedded or integrated with standard FRAM memory cells to replace discrete, off die or less integrated capacitors as in RF/ID transponder/tags: patentstorm.us More recently there have been patents on logic devices. Octal Latches and D-type Registers (2002): patentstorm.us Those were actually sold, at least for awhile, by RMTR. And there have been several other patents relating to other kinds of "ferroelectric logic elements" (e.g., 2005): patentstorm.us Now most recently there are a couple of patents relating to "non-volatile counter" circuits (e.g., 2006): patentstorm.us I wouldn't think RMTR would design any RF/ID products today, but then again maybe Fujitsu is the "customer." <Hoo><Hoo> I'd say it's more likely the new non-memory application will involve some kind of logic discrete, or the counter (lord knows people love to count stuff) circuitry, probably in some customer specific standalone design... But hopefully there'd be a road map including some future product embedded on a standard FRAM memory circuit or packaged with one of the MCU products... since that would increase the value added price. <vbg> 0\|0