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To: Arthur Radley who wrote (4253)	12/1/1997 8:43:00 AM
From: Arthur Radley	Respond to of 9695

Interesting article in today's WSJ, citing a report from the Semiconductor Industry Association. The report predicts that chip makers will exhaust conventional lithography as early as 2006. Right now the smallest features on chips that companies can efficiently create are 0.25 microns in width. At the current rate of progress, the industry by 2006 will be approaching features that are 0.1 microns wide, beyond the reach of existing lithography tools. So far, there are four or five possible ways to make chips with such small features, but none of them is economical. "That is probably the most pressing problem facing us". Some researchers feel that the physics associated with ever-shrinking dimensions will require radical solutions. In addition,anyreplacementtechnologies must not only work but be cost-effective.....The industry will have a tough time designing chipsof the coming complexity, as well as testing them for defects. By 2012, a contaminant dust particle as small as 15 nanometers could be enough to cripple a chip. Let JMAR be the solution to all of these problems and we shall have a Merry Xmas..........(:>)

To: Arthur Radley who wrote (4253)	12/1/1997 11:12:00 AM
From: Starlight	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9695

Dude - I don't mean to imply that JMAR would want to keep their technology a secret -- just that CLIENTS might want the confidentiality. Have you seen any customer names attached to the big orders for disk drive inspection stations? No. Customers don't want competitors to know what equipment they are ordering because that gives a clue as to what and sometimes how much they are going to produce. It is very common for high tech companies to NOT reveal customer names connected to specific orders. As for JMAR's XRL, I'm sure they will get press releases out, but I have no idea when. Perhaps Richard will know more after he calls the company. Betty