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To: Andrew Vance who wrote (831)	3/3/1998 2:40:00 PM
From: Volsi Mimir	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1305

to ALL:Does any recieve or read Solid State Technology Magazine Jan98 issue has a Lithography article by Katherine Derbyshire See what she wrote in there 206.168.2.243 Can you get Wafer News at bookstands or Solid State Tech mag for that matter Kurlak downgrades semis that makes me look for a bargain DPI went below 40 and cymer below 20 today.He says he feels SOX goes down to 200 something - Will wait for earnings now to have that kind of talk said cause we bitched about Hogdsen?? or whoever downgraded Cymer and unfortunately he knew something about Asia that we didnt WAIT & SEE game at least til mid March.IMHO

To: Andrew Vance who wrote (831)	3/3/1998 2:55:00 PM
From: Brad Rogers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1305

Check this out, Andrew: looks like Read-rite has teamed up with Seagate-Quint for new higher density DD technology: Optically Enhanced Recording Heads One of Read-Rite's most exciting current development projects is its work with researchers at Quinta Corporation, today a subsidiary of Seagate Technology, Inc., on a new generation of recording heads and HGAs combining magnetic and optical data storage technologies. The optically assisted Winchester (OAW) recording heads being developed by this team, which was formed after Read-Rite and Quinta entered a formal agreement in October of 1997, are expected to be capable of enabling densities well in excess of today's traditional magnetic rigid disc drives. Because OAW recording utilizes vertically oriented recording domains, the eventual promise of this technology is to allow the Winchester disc industry to attain areal densities beyond the super-paramagnetic limit and continue areal density growth well into the next century. Optically assisted Winchester recording heads combine advanced inductive thin-film technology with state-of-the-art laser technology. Unlike present optical storage devices, which use relatively slow linear actuators, OAW devices will utilize fast rotary actuators and HGAs similar to those used in rigid disc drives. The use of fast rotary actuators and small, lightweight HGAs are expected to enable OAW drives to achieve data access times similar to those of today's magnetic rigid disc drives. The OAW heads are fabricated through a combination of micro-machining, planar wafer processing and precision alignment of optical components. Read-Rite is currently producing prototype samples and is setting up a pilot line in its San Jose facility. The Company is now planning the requirements for a high volume production facility.

To: Andrew Vance who wrote (831)	3/3/1998 8:43:00 PM
From: James Word	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1305

Robert and Andrew RE: Veeco "I am changing my attitude towards VECO by the day." Don't change it too much. I have only had experience with one of their tools, the much-hyped SXM CD-AFM. This is a pretty good development tool, but it is so far from being production ready it's unbelievable. And that's just what they have been advertising too: production-worthiness. The main problems are, and have always been: 1.) Tip breakage, 2.) Calibration, 3.) Throughput. I havent been all that impressed with the support and knowledge provided by the company either. It is a fun toy, but that's about all it is. James Word