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To: Duane L. Olson who wrote (15209)	2/28/1998 2:14:00 AM
From: Reseller	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25960

I hope this means that my shares ( all in my cash account ) will someday be worth more than my average cost $35. Thanks All for the great info on this thread Reseller

To: Duane L. Olson who wrote (15209)	2/28/1998 6:20:00 PM
From: Apple12	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25960

Another supporter of our stock! Some in the industry figure Deep-UV systems can be used to bring line widths as low as 0.10 micron. There are potentially competing technologies being developed such as electronic beam and X-ray systems, but these appear to be much more expensive than Deep-UV. Likewise, extreme ultraviolet (EUV) is probably more than a decade away from use in production.

To: Duane L. Olson who wrote (15209)	3/2/1998 12:46:00 PM
From: Richard Tuck	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25960

Duane, Re: Litho breakthrough could be in fabs by next year, researcher says It could be in fabs next year, but it won't be in production for many years. As the article said, Willson has been working on this for five years to get to where he is now. Usually it takes a number of years to get something from the research stage to production and furthermore, there are a number of other things that need to happen before 0.08um production can take place. Anyway, the industry will go through 0.18um, 0.15/0.13um, and 0.1um transistor features before it gets to 0.08um. Considering that the industry typically takes 2-3 years between process generations, I feel pretty safe in saying that we won't see 0.08um in production until about 2008. Frankly, I don't know why anyone here would want to see 0.08um any sooner than necessary because CYMI should be dominate until then. I'm sure that someone will find a way to extend optical lithography past 0.08um anyway, so CYMI should be strong until at least 2010 (of course, no can predict the future that far out). Richard