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To: Crossy who wrote (853)	3/5/1998 8:28:00 PM
From: James Word	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1305

Eddy RE: Bio Rad and Keithley "Does anybody know how big is the electronics/metrology part of Keithley and BioRad as a percentage of its total business ??" I don't have the exact numbers, but here are my feelings: Keithley - Their metrology division isn't too large, but the testing equipment division, which services the semi/electronics indurstry, is huge. This company probably rides along with the rest of the IC industries cycles. Bio Rad - Their metrology division is probably smaller than the medical instruments division. Therefore this stock may not follow the IC industry cycles as heavily as Keithley. I forgot to mention one other company: Thermawave. They, along with Nanometrics and Rudolph Technology are one of the biggest in thin film measurement systems. We have 2 of their OptiProbe systems and love them. I don't know much else about them. James Word