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To: H James Morris who wrote (16564)	4/15/1998 11:47:00 AM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25960

Lambda Physik. Go to the link, scroll down, and click on "The Fab Line"......... sumnet.com <<Lambda Physik received a $6.7 million order for its Lambda 4000 excimer lasers from Japan Steel Works. These lasers, to be delivered within 1998, will be integrated into systems made by Japan Steel Works for thin-film transistor (TFT) annealing in the production of active-matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs). This is the largest single order in the company's history, and also includes beam homogenization and line generation optics produced for Lambda Physik by Microlas GmbH. [I didn't know that excimer lasers were used for TFT annealing -- another application...] Lambda Physik also revealed that it now offers an argon fluoride (ArF) excimer laser series that meets the demands of all 193-nanometer production microlithography systems. The series includes the new NovaLine Litho 193-0.7, an ultra-narrow-bandwidth source designed for refractive and catadioptric lithography systems. This is complemented by the NovaLine Litho 193-25, intended for use in catadioptric scanners. The bandwidth of the NovaLine Litho 193-0.7 is 0.35pm, which Lambda Physik claims is the smallest ever achieved in an industrial ArF laser for deep-ultraviolet lithography. Pricing for the new system was not available at press time. >> [No pricing -- it must not be in production yet.] Also of interest: <<Cognex Corp. entered into a multimillion-dollar OEM agreement with Nikon. Under the terms of the agreement, Cognex will supply in excess of $5 million of machine vision systems over the next two years for integration into Nikon's newest generation of wafer steppers. Nikon's steppers will rely on Cognex's 4000 Series machine vision systems to ensure that the wafer is positioned to submicron accuracy so that the IC patterns will be transferred to the correct location. "This order is a very important one for Cognex for many reasons. It is a sizable order. It is from one of the world's most respected companies. And, it opens up additional opportunities for us to work together in the future," said Cognex CEO Robert J. Shillman. >>

To: H James Morris who wrote (16564)	4/15/1998 1:06:00 PM
From: Mr. Aloha	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 25960

(OFF TOPIC) Give me a break you old geezer... I busted my butt putting this together and thought some people here would find it interesting, end of conversation. Merrill Lynch lowered INTC to LT Accumulate from LT Buy raised by.. BA Rbtsn Stphn from LT Attractive to Buy Morgan Stanley from Outperform to Strong Buy Bryan