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To: MtnMan who wrote (9756)	11/14/1997 9:12:00 PM
From: Zeev Hed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25960

MtnMan, unfortunatelly, I have no good news for you in this arena, in the LCD the lasers are not used to define sub .25 microns feature but for simple "macroscopic" tasks such as triming, cutting, shapping and sometimes, possibly, adhering parts which ar relatively large. There is no advantage in using expensive eximer lasers. I think that CYMI has sufficient other markets for their goods, and if the cost of making these monsters can really get down sharply (down the learning curve) there might be wide spread applications in medicine as well, since rather then burning tissues, they can "flash evaporate" them. Unfortunately the current price tag does not yet justify widespread use and of course the FDA "hurdle run" is a special challenge all of its own. Zeev